There is no water shortage in Bulgaria, according to Eurostat

As temperatures rise each year, droughts become more frequent and water resources are under increasing pressure, issues related to water exploitation and scarcity are becoming increasingly important. The Water Exploitation Index Plus (WEI+) helps to understand the level of water scarcity by measuring total water consumption as a percentage of available renewable freshwater resources over a given area and period. Values above 20% are generally considered to be a sign of water scarcity, while values above 40% indicate serious water scarcity. In 2022, the WEI+ index in the EU was 5.8%, which represents an increase of 0.9 percentage points (pp) since 2000. This is the highest value since the start of data collection in 2000. For Bulgaria, as can be seen from the Eurostat graph, the index is set at 1.2%, or our country is far from the values for signs of water scarcity. Among EU countries, Cyprus recorded an index of 71.0%, indicating that the use of freshwater resources is ...