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How much water does my town use?

Water consumption

How much water each municipality uses in a year, in total and in litres per inhabitant per day, counting households, businesses and own sources, according to the Observatori del Territori.

2024 · Generalitat de Catalunya -- Observatori del Territori: indicadors territorials

Water used per inhabitant per day (2024)

947 municipalities with data. The median of Catalan municipalities is 182 litres per inhabitant per day.

The most populous municipalities
MunicipalityWater used per inhabitant per day
Barcelona148 litres per inhabitant per day
l'Hospitalet de Llobregat115 litres per inhabitant per day
Terrassa137 litres per inhabitant per day
Badalona116 litres per inhabitant per day
Sabadell120 litres per inhabitant per day
Lleida199 litres per inhabitant per day
Tarragona166 litres per inhabitant per day
Mataró122 litres per inhabitant per day
Santa Coloma de Gramenet116 litres per inhabitant per day
Reus156 litres per inhabitant per day

Source: Generalitat de Catalunya -- Observatori del Territori: indicadors territorials. Data as of 2024. Updated 7/11/2026.

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