The quantity of water used to cover the household and related utility needs of the population through the water supply industry and self-supply, calculated as a total and per capita.
Methodology:
The indicator is formed in accordance with the "Methodology for the formation of environmental statistics indicators" approved by Order No. 223 of the Acting Chairman of the Statistics Committee of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 25, 2015.
The responsible state body for generating data on domestic water consumption is the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The information is generated once a year based on the results of a nationwide statistical observation in the form: 1-VK "Report on the work of enterprises operating water supply and (or) sanitation systems".
Information on the population with access to communal water supply is formed by the Committee for Quality Control and Safety of Goods and Services of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as the Committee for Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Ministry of Industry and Construction Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan within the target indicators of the Regional Development Program.
Unit:
Volumes of water used by households in total and per capita are measured in cubic metres.
Goal:
The indicator provides a measure of the pressure on the environment in terms of water abstraction from different sources (including freshwater abstracted, desalinated water, reused water, and with regard to water losses).
