2020 Sustainability Report| Global challenge | 69 2019 2020 19/20 Total water consumed in the purification and desalination 146,456,771 176,378,292 20.4%25 processes (m)3 Volume of water distributed (m)3 674,285,310 673,699,808 -0.1% Volume of raw water abstracted for management (m)3 853,187,434 924,153,976 8.3% 25 The increase is mainly due to the desalination plants in Algeria and Saudi Arabia. Efficiency in global water distribution networks26 75.4% 165,730,153 m327 Efficiency in Total unregistered water the distribution discharged network 74.4% in 2019 26 It takes into account the total water recorded onclients' meters (m)/total water distributed (m³).3 27 The water discharged represents an 11% increase over 2019. This was due to an increase in the water discharged by the new desalination plants in Algeria and Saudi Arabia, but the volume of treated water in the managed WWTPs also increased (687 Hm³ in 2020 vs 631 Hm³ in 2019). Circularity in the water cycle Circularity initiatives in the water cycle also contributethe necessary infrastructures and the implementation to reducing water consumption. However, they are of suitable consumption habits. In any case, 2020 was only possible with the collaboration of citizens and the year of COVID-19 and it had an impact on activity. Public Administrations, essential in the installation of Natural resource 2019 2020 19/20 Volume of raw water abstracted for management (m)3 853,187,434 924,153,976 8.3% Drinking water produced (m)3 627,890,891 664,214,708 5.8% Treated water (m)3 631,224,578 687,943,351 9.0% Raw water purchased (m)3 218,663,738 206,052,232 -5.8% Treated water purchased (m)3 250,391,606 265,717,202 6.1%