Table 1 – OECD estimates of prices for water by broad sector usage (Water, 2011).
OECD nation Household water
supply
Industrial and
commercial
Irrigation and
agriculture
Average price of
water supply
Netherlands 3.16 1.08 1.44 1.89
Austria 1.05 1.05 1.01 1.04
France 3.11 0.95 0.95 1.38
Greece 1.14 1.14 0.05 0.78
Spain 1.07 1.08 0.05 0.73
United States 1.25 0.51 0.05 0.60
Hungary 0.45 1.54 0.03 0.67
United Kingdom 2.28 1.68 0.02 1.33
Australia 1.64 1.64 0.02 1.10
Portugal 1.00 1.26 0.02 0.76
Turkey 1.51 1.68 0.01 1.07
Canada 0.70 1.59 0.01 0.77
Note: Data not available for all OECD member nations. Prices are in $US/m3 of water. Includes water supply only and
excludes wastewater charges and taxes.