In the year ended June 2023, the allocation volume of water traded in Australia totaled over 7,200 thousand megaliters, with the majority being surface water. The Australian water market involves water trading to enable it's scarce water resources to be allocated according to the highest valued use.
Allocation volume of water traded in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by type
(in 1,000 megaliters)
Allocation volume refers to the specific volume of water allocated to water access entitlements.
*Value for 2024 as of October 2023.
Values have been rounded.
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Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). (October 15, 2023). Allocation volume of water traded in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by type (in 1,000 megaliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418453/australia-allocation-water-trade-volume-by-type/
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). "Allocation volume of water traded in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by type (in 1,000 megaliters)." Chart. October 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418453/australia-allocation-water-trade-volume-by-type/
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). (2023). Allocation volume of water traded in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by type (in 1,000 megaliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418453/australia-allocation-water-trade-volume-by-type/
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia). "Allocation Volume of Water Traded in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by Type (in 1,000 Megaliters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Oct 2023, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418453/australia-allocation-water-trade-volume-by-type/
Bureau of Meteorology (Australia), Allocation volume of water traded in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by type (in 1,000 megaliters) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418453/australia-allocation-water-trade-volume-by-type/ (last visited September 19, 2024)
Allocation volume of water traded in Australia from 2015 to 2024, by type (in 1,000 megaliters) [Graph], Bureau of Meteorology (Australia), October 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1418453/australia-allocation-water-trade-volume-by-type/