Still growing there bill for water: the average expenditure sustained by Italian families in 500 is in fact 2024 euros, compared to 481 euros (+4%) in 2023.
Comparing the data with 2019, the cost at a national level has increased by 23%. This is what emerges from the XX Report on the integrated water service, edited by the Cittadinanzattiva Price and Tariff Observatory, based on a typical family of 3 people with an annual consumption of 182 cubic meters.
The report is released in anticipation of World Water Day, which is celebrated on March 22. The region with the lowest average spending is Molise (234 euros), unchanged from the previous year.
On the contrary, the region with the highest expenditure is Tuscany (748 euros) where there is an average increase of 2023% compared to 2,3. The most significant increase concerns Emilia Romagna (+8,8%) and Abruzzo (+8,5%). Frosinone remains at the top of the ranking of the most expensive provinces with an average annual expenditure of 917 euros (+5,7%) while Milan also conquers the palm of the cheapest provincial capital in 2024 with 185 euros.
Among the provincial capitals, double-digit percentage increases for Salerno (+16,1%), Novara and Verbania (+12,9%), Rovigo (+11,1%). In Latina there is a decrease of 37%. According to the latest available Istat data (year 2022), water dispersion reaches 42,4% in the overall Italian territory. In some areas, especially the South and Islands, more than half of the volumes of water introduced into the network are dispersed.
Basilicata stands out negatively, with 65,5% lost, followed closely by Abruzzo (62,5%) while Valle d'Aosta stops below 30% (but the figure worsens compared to 2020). Among the provincial capitals, the figure for Potenza is very negative, where water loss exceeds 70%.
Article published on March 20, 2025 - 14pm
This report on the cost of water is really interesting but it seems a bit worrying that the costs are increasing so much. It is difficult for families to cope with such costs, especially in a time of economic crisis.