Glossary:Surface and groundwater abstraction as share of available resources
Surface and groundwater abstraction as share of available resources (% of available surface and groundwater resources) is an indicator looking at total water abstraction as a percentage of stocks of available water resources, separated into groundwater and surface water.
Annual total gross abstraction from groundwater is presented as a percentage of Member States' renewable groundwater resources available for abstraction, which are defined as long-term annual average groundwater available for abstraction.
Annual total gross abstraction from fresh surface water is presented as a percentage of Member States' renewable surface water resources available for abstraction, which are calculated as total long-term fresh water resources (external inflow plus precipitation less evapotranspiration) less groundwater available for abstraction.