STATISTICAL ACCOUNTING OF WATER: A FACTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND ECONOMIC STABILITY OF THE STATE

О. М. Мотузка, к. е. н., доцент, доцент кафедри менеджменту, маркетингу та публічного управління, Національна академія статистики, обліку та аудиту М. І. Грод, Доктор філософії зі спеціальності "Міжнародні економічні відносини", доцент кафедри менеджменту, маркетингу та публічного управління, Національна академія статистики, обліку та аудиту СТАТИСТИЧНИЙ ОБЛІК ВОДИ ЯК ЧИННИК ЕКОЛОГІЧНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ ТА ЕКОНОМІЧНОЇ СТІЙКОСТІ ДЕРЖАВИThe purpose of the article is to theoretically generalize and analytically substantiate the importance of water resource accounting as a principal tool for effective management, economic rationality, and environmental resilience in the context of global water scarcity.The study is based on the hypothesis that improving the statistical system for water accounting creates real prerequisites for more efficient water management, reduced irrational consumption, and the formation of an integrated sustainable development policy.The findings confirm that water statistics represent a fundamental component of the environmental policy rather than a secondary technical tool.The availability of accurate and systematic data determines the capacity of governments and enterprises to make informed decisions on water allocation, use, and conservation.It is demonstrated that a coherent accounting system provides the informational basis for aligning environmental and economic interests by integrating physical indicators of water flows and stocks with economic measures such as production costs, revenues, and value added.The introduction of a harmonized national water accounting system aligned with international standards enhances management transparency, strengthens public trust, and reduces the risks of arbitrary data interpretation.Reliable statistical indicators have direct impact on the effectiveness of economic decisions, allowing for rational investment planning, fair pricing of water services, and assessment of environmental and financial impacts.Moreover, an effective system of water statistics contributes to the stability of trans-border river basins and helps prevent international resource conflicts by creating a shared foundation of trust and cooperation.These results confirm the strategic role of statistical water accounting in ensuring water security, economic stability, and ecological balance, making its improvement a crucial direction of the modern public policy.The research further develops the theoretical understanding of water statistics as a structural factor of ecological security.It is shown that systematic and methodologically harmonized data collection on water quantity, quality, and use forms the basis for early detection of environmental risks and prevention of ecosystem crises.Water statistics should thus be viewed not merely as a technical process but as an informational mechanism for risk prevention that enables monitoring of ecosystem dynamics, evaluation of environmental programs, and scientific justification of policy measures.