Policy paper
Commitment C: water consumption
Updated 20 February 2025
| 锘緿别辫补谤迟尘别苍迟听 | 2017 to 2018聽Baseline FY聽(m3) | 2021 to 2022 FY (m3) | 2022 to 2023 FY (m3) | 2023 to 2024 FY (m3) | Percentage target聽reduction for water usage (%) | Target level聽for water usage (m3) | Change from 2017 to 2018 Baseline FY to 2021 to 2022 FY聽(%) | Change from 2017 to 2018 Baseline FY to 2022 to 2023 FY聽(%) | Change from 2017 to 2018 Baseline FY to 2023 to 2024 FY聽(%) | Remaining change聽needed by 2025 from 2021 to 2022 FY (%) | Remaining change聽needed by 2025 from 2022 to 2023 FY (%) | Remaining change聽needed by 2025 from 2023 to 2024 FY (%) | Proportion of water usage in the 2021 to 2022 FY (%) | Proportion of water usage in the 2022 to 2023 FY (%) | Proportion of water usage in the 2023 to 2024 FY (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEIS | 466895 | 309008 | 388189 | N/A | -8% | 429543 | -33.82% | -16.86% | N/A | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | N/A | 1.08% | 1.29% | N/A |
| CO | 31156 | 16623 | 11981 | 9593 | -8% | 28664 | -46.65% | -61.55% | -69.21% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.06% | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| DBT | 56239 | N/A | N/A | 32958 | -8% | 51740 | N/A | N/A | -41.40% | N/A | N/A | 2025 target level met | N/A | N/A | 0.11% |
| DCMS | 1161777 | 426935 | 655916 | 601392 | -8% | 1068835 | -63.25% | -43.54% | -48.24% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 1.49% | 2.19% | 1.92% |
| Defra | 612505 | 405797 | 570582 | 584424 | -8% | 563505 | -33.75% | -6.84% | -4.58% | 2025 target level met | -1.16% | -3.42% | 1.42% | 1.90% | 1.87% |
| DESNZ | 33588 | N/A | N/A | 22708 | -8% | 30901 | N/A | N/A | -32.39% | N/A | N/A | 2025 target level met | N/A | N/A | 0.07% |
| DfE | 71154 | 22674 | 34507 | 32772 | -8% | 65462 | -68.13% | -51.50% | -53.94% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.08% | 0.12% | 0.10% |
| DfT | 2219367 | 1349664 | 1239450 | 1524695 | -8% | 2041817 | -39.19% | -44.15% | -31.30% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 4.71% | 4.13% | 4.87% |
| DHSC | 283469 | 170720 | 161212 | 149226 | -8% | 260791 | -39.77% | -43.13% | -47.36% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.60% | 0.54% | 0.48% |
| DIT | 14158 | 2514 | 2689 | N/A | -8% | 13026 | -82.24% | -81.01% | N/A | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | N/A | 0.01% | 0.01% | N/A |
| DLUHC | 100095 | 41862 | 47922 | 62247 | -8% | 92087 | -58.18% | -52.12% | -37.81% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.20% |
| DSIT | 368370 | N/A | N/A | 272157 | -8% | 338900 | N/A | N/A | -26.12% | N/A | N/A | 2025 target level met | N/A | N/A | 0.87% |
| DWP | 703032 | 571165 | 572493 | 425948 | -8% | 646789 | -18.76% | -18.57% | -39.41% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 1.99% | 1.91% | 1.36% |
| FCDO | 72385 | 36271 | 52492 | 56125 | -8% | 66594 | -49.89% | -27.48% | -22.46% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.13% | 0.18% | 0.18% |
| FSA | 1872 | 1464 | 825 | 1146 | -8% | 1722 | -21.77% | -55.93% | -38.78% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.01% | 0% | 0% |
| HMRC | 566078 | 239140 | 211307 | 207187 | -8% | 520792 | -57.75% | -62.67% | -63.40% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.83% | 0.70% | 0.66% |
| HMT | 11603 | 3997 | 2529 | 2272 | -8% | 10675 | -65.56% | -78.21% | -80.42% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% |
| HO | 399144 | 246035 | 297342 | 337001 | -8% | 367212 | -38.36% | -25.51% | -15.57% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.86% | 0.99% | 1.08% |
| LOD | 21239 | 25843 | 23050 | 43504 | -8% | 19540 | 21.68% | 8.53% | 104.83% | -29.68% | -16.53% | -112.83% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.14% |
| MOD | 15237522 | 15234880 | 15806527 | 15970444 | -8% | 14018520 | -0.02% | 3.73% | 4.81% | -7.98% | -11.73% | -12.81% | 53.17% | 52.73% | 51.01% |
| MOJ | 9503183 | 9500164 | 9856101 | 10931264 | -8% | 8742928 | -0.03% | 3.71% | 15.03% | -7.97% | -11.71% | -23.03% | 33.16% | 32.88% | 34.92% |
| NCA | 35601 | 33582 | 29669 | 25612 | -8% | 32753 | -5.67% | -16.66% | -28.06% | -2.33% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.08% |
| ONS | 15037 | 15020 | 13449 | 11572 | -8% | 13834 | -0.11% | -10.56% | -23.04% | -7.89% | 2025 target level met | 2025 target level met | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| SO | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1242 | -8% | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0% |
| Total | 31504416 | 28653358 | 29978230 | 31305489 | -8% | 28984063 | -9.12% | -4.91% | -0.63% | 2025 target level met | -3.09% | -7.37% | 100% | 100% | 100% |