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)
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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 June 10, 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 June 10, 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: June 10, 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 June 10, 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/