The residential sector was the most water intensive real estate sector in 2020 according to a survey among 88 listed real estate companies with a total market cap of 262 billion euros in Europe. A square meter of a residential building had a water consumption of 0.84 cubic meters per square meter per year, while for a self-storage building this figure was 0.04 cubic meters per square meter. The retail sector ranked second with an annual per square meter water consumption of 0.76 cubic meters.
Water consumption of the real estate sector in Europe in 2020, by building type
(in cubic meter per square meter)
The survey includes 88 companies with a market cap of 262 billion euros as of December 31, 2020, listed in the following countries: Germany, the UK, France, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Norway, Romania, Ireland, and Italy
The source adds the following information:
"Companies have been classified and grouped according to the following
criteria:
• by country. In this case the corresponding country is represented by
the stock exchange where the company is listed (and not by the location
of the assets owned);
• by FTSE EPRA Nareit index classification and associated property
sector.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & KPMG Ireland. (September 20, 2021). Water consumption of the real estate sector in Europe in 2020, by building type (in cubic meter per square meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312154/water-intensity-of-real-estate-by-type-europe/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und KPMG Ireland. "Water consumption of the real estate sector in Europe in 2020, by building type (in cubic meter per square meter)." Chart. September 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312154/water-intensity-of-real-estate-by-type-europe/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, KPMG Ireland. (2021). Water consumption of the real estate sector in Europe in 2020, by building type (in cubic meter per square meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312154/water-intensity-of-real-estate-by-type-europe/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and KPMG Ireland. "Water Consumption of The Real Estate Sector in Europe in 2020, by Building Type (in Cubic Meter per Square Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312154/water-intensity-of-real-estate-by-type-europe/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & KPMG Ireland, Water consumption of the real estate sector in Europe in 2020, by building type (in cubic meter per square meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312154/water-intensity-of-real-estate-by-type-europe/ (last visited November 27, 2024)
Water consumption of the real estate sector in Europe in 2020, by building type (in cubic meter per square meter) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & KPMG Ireland, September 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312154/water-intensity-of-real-estate-by-type-europe/
