Spain’s northeast Catalonia region is currently suffering its worst drought on record.

According to a survey by Statista’s Consumer Insights, as many as one in four respondents in France said that food and water security was one of the biggest challenges their country faced in 2023.

The proportion was similarly high in the UK (24 percent), Spain (24 percent) and Italy (23 percent).

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In all four polled countries supply security has become a more widespread concern with each passing year