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Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter) by country

Countries reporting
183
Highest
1,378
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.38
Madagascar
Median
16.19
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,646

What the numbers show

Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 1,378 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.38 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 16.19, and the mean is 57.53.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,627.

Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 369.0%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 78.2%).

Water Use Efficiency: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 1,378 2023 up 16.1% rising
2 Singapore 1,013 2023 up 272.3% volatile
3 Switzerland 448.02 2023 up 20.0% rising
4 United Kingdom 337.07 2023 up 3.5% rising
4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 337.07 2023 up 3.5% rising
6 Denmark 325.78 2023 up 8.3% falling
7 Malta 264.7 2023 up 42.5% rising
8 Sweden 245.58 2023 up 49.5% rising
9 Ireland 233.71 2023 up 16.7% rising
10 Qatar 196.12 2023 up 2.6% rising
11 Slovakia 165.4 2023 up 14.2% rising
12 Lithuania 165.3 2023 up 148.5% volatile
13 Czechia 149.71 2023 up 60.4% rising
14 Latvia 148.45 2023 up 75.4% rising
15 Israel 147.84 2023 up 18.9% rising
16 Germany 145.76 2023 up 58.1% rising
17 Norway 142.24 2023 up 18.7% rising
18 Angola 132.91 2023 down 11.2% rising
19 Antigua and Barbuda 128.5 2023 up 19.6% flat
20 Austria 119.36 2023 up 21.4% rising
21 Seychelles 116.77 2023 up 56.3% rising
22 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 110.84 2023 up 65.5% rising
23 Gabon 106.04 2023 up 23.6% rising
24 Kuwait 105.57 2023 down 5.8% rising
25 Congo 105.21 2023 down 8.8% falling
26 France 100.49 2023 up 29.4% rising
27 Belgium 96.03 2023 up 13.1% rising
28 United Arab Emirates 90.59 2023 up 29.1% rising
29 Cyprus 88.31 2023 up 31.4% rising
30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 86.03 2023 up 20.1% rising
31 Comoros 83.82 2023 up 39.9% rising
32 Bahrain 82.54 2023 up 21.2% rising
33 Australia 81.84 2023 up 48.9% rising
34 Finland 77.53 2023 down 6.5% falling
35 Botswana 76.49 2023 up 15.3% rising
36 Australia and New Zealand 72.67 2023 up 45.3% rising
37 Iceland 71.58 2023 up 39.1% rising
38 Melanesia 69.13 2023 up 27.0% rising
39 Malaysia 67.22 2023 up 50.2% rising
40 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.59 2023 up 90.7% rising
41 South Korea 63.91 2023 up 33.7% rising
41 Republic of Korea 63.91 2023 up 33.7% rising
43 Barbados 61.68 2023 up 2.7% flat
44 Japan 59.33 2023 up 10.4% rising
44 Panama 59.33 2023 up 55.3% rising
46 Poland 56.84 2023 up 61.2% rising
47 Trinidad and Tobago 54.03 2023 down 17.0% rising
48 Italy 52.61 2023 up 11.7% rising
49 Croatia 50.95 2023 up 42.9% falling
50 Slovenia 50.31 2023 up 70.3% rising
51 Oman 49.75 2023 up 19.0% rising
52 Benin 49.74 2023 up 65.7% rising
53 United States 49.26 2023 up 32.2% rising
54 Cote d'Ivoire 48.88 2023 up 124.8% volatile
54 Côte d'Ivoire 48.88 2023 up 124.8% volatile
56 Uganda 46.39 2023 up 85.5% rising
57 Canada 45.43 2023 up 22.5% rising
58 Fiji 43.57 2023 up 18.5% rising
59 Spain 42.6 2023 up 34.7% rising
60 New Zealand 41.74 2023 up 37.0% rising
61 Lesotho 40.78 2023 down 5.4% rising
62 Jordan 35.33 2023 down 0.3% rising
63 Namibia 34.91 2023 up 12.8% rising
64 Ghana 34.66 2023 up 31.5% rising
65 Nigeria 33.84 2023 up 18.9% rising
66 Belarus 33.38 2023 up 7.6% rising
67 Portugal 32.78 2023 up 40.4% rising
68 Sierra Leone 30.7 2023 up 142.9% volatile
69 State of Palestine 30.22 2023 down 3.9% rising
70 Estonia 30 2023 up 179.9% rising
71 Puerto Rico 29.45 2023 up 1.9% rising
72 Cameroon 29 2023 up 41.8% rising
73 Hungary 28.53 2023 up 40.2% rising
74 Saudi Arabia 28.24 2023 up 2.7% rising
75 China 27.6 2023 up 84.0% volatile
76 Togo 27.36 2023 up 60.5% rising
77 Mongolia 27.01 2023 up 57.2% rising
78 Jamaica 26.42 2023 up 233.2% rising
79 Romania 25.93 2023 up 21.4% rising
80 Brazil 25.03 2023 up 11.1% rising
81 Greece 21.51 2023 up 27.1% falling
82 Guatemala 20.96 2023 up 41.0% rising
83 Belize 20.67 2023 up 29.2% rising
84 Russia 20.48 2023 up 7.2% rising
84 Russian Federation 20.48 2023 up 7.2% rising
86 Lebanon 19.42 2023 down 24.8% rising
86 Mauritius 19.42 2023 up 24.2% rising
88 Costa Rica 19.02 2023 up 1.3% flat
89 Liberia 18.12 2023 up 63.1% volatile
90 Central African Republic 17.33 2023 up 18.9% rising
91 Algeria 17.07 2023 up 9.1% flat
92 Turkey 16.19 2023 up 27.9% rising
92 Türkiye 16.19 2023 up 27.9% rising
94 South Africa 16.01 2023 down 17.4% flat
95 Caribbean 15.81 2023 up 11.7% flat
96 Rwanda 15.72 2023 up 41.0% rising
97 Burkina Faso 15.29 2023 up 74.1% rising
98 Paraguay 15.03 2023 up 33.5% rising
99 Georgia 14.54 2023 up 110.7% rising
100 Kenya 14.47 2023 down 3.2% rising
101 Albania 14.19 2023 up 87.5% rising
102 Honduras 14.16 2023 up 32.6% rising
103 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 13.9 2023 up 42.1% rising
104 Gambia 13.65 2023 up 53.2% rising
105 Mexico 13.57 2023 up 1.8% rising
106 Argentina 13.27 2023 down 0.7% rising
107 Cambodia 13.14 2023 up 88.0% rising
108 Chad 12.28 2023 up 36.1% rising
109 Cuba 11.91 2023 up 4.6% rising
110 Colombia 11.83 2023 down 7.0% falling
111 Uruguay 11.79 2023 up 9.9% rising
112 El Salvador 11.78 2023 down 14.8% rising
113 Guyana 11.63 2023 up 369.0% volatile
114 Tunisia 11.46 2023 up 6.2% rising
115 Ukraine 10.78 2023 up 55.3% rising
116 Guinea 10.69 2023 up 39.2% rising
117 Bulgaria 10.27 2023 up 40.9% rising
117 Ecuador 10.27 2023 up 18.0% rising
119 Morocco 10.26 2023 up 27.5% rising
120 Bangladesh 10.14 2023 up 102.8% rising
121 Peru 10.02 2023 up 61.9% rising
122 Dominican Republic 9.84 2023 up 46.4% rising
122 South Sudan 9.84 2023 up 33.3% rising
124 Moldova 9.06 2023 up 37.5% rising
124 Republic of Moldova 9.06 2023 up 37.5% rising
126 Nicaragua 9.04 2023 up 48.7% rising
127 United Republic of Tanzania 8.93 2023 up 60.6% rising
128 Mozambique 8.71 2023 up 33.6% rising
129 Kazakhstan 8.63 2023 up 27.5% rising
130 Sao Tome and Principe 8.21 2023 up 13.7% rising
131 Serbia 7.73 2023 up 4.7% flat
132 Chile 7.67 2023 up 23.1% rising
132 Thailand 7.67 2023 up 20.6% rising
134 Haiti 7.55 2023 down 1.6% rising
135 Burundi 7.51 2023 up 41.7% rising
136 Suriname 7.12 2023 down 11.1% rising
137 Bhutan 7.05 2023 up 44.8% rising
138 Cabo Verde 6.84 2023 down 17.2% volatile
139 Libya 6.83 2023 down 46.1% falling
140 Senegal 6.54 2023 up 28.7% rising
141 Ethiopia 6.5 2023 up 128.9% rising
142 Sri Lanka 6.05 2023 up 14.4% rising
143 Malawi 5.93 2023 up 76.5% volatile
144 Egypt 5.57 2023 up 32.9% rising
145 Zambia 5.3 2023 unchanged rising
146 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.19 2023 up 26.3% rising
147 Mauritania 4.8 2023 up 43.3% rising
148 Yemen 4.76 2023 down 57.7% falling
149 Indonesia 4.73 2023 up 41.6% rising
150 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.56 2023 down 70.6% falling
151 Philippines 4.43 2023 up 50.2% rising
152 Armenia 4.29 2023 up 64.4% rising
153 Zimbabwe 4.2 2023 down 8.9% rising
154 Iraq 4.17 2023 up 11.2% rising
155 Vietnam 4.05 2023 up 77.6% rising
155 Viet Nam 4.05 2023 up 77.6% rising
157 Guinea-Bissau 4.04 2023 up 39.8% rising
158 Azerbaijan 3.93 2023 up 0.3% rising
159 Eswatini 3.89 2023 up 19.7% rising
160 India 3.8 2023 up 78.4% rising
161 Eritrea 3.6 2023 up 35.3% rising
162 North Macedonia 3.28 2023 down 78.2% volatile
163 Turkmenistan 3.07 2023 up 160.2% volatile
164 Nepal 2.99 2023 up 49.5% rising
165 Uzbekistan 2.77 2023 up 116.4% volatile
166 Niger 2.69 2023 down 29.6% falling
167 Mali 2.43 2023 up 89.8% rising
168 Sudan 2.35 2023 up 9.8% rising
169 Laos 2.2 2023 up 58.3% rising
169 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.2 2023 up 58.3% rising
171 Myanmar 2.01 2023 up 58.3% volatile
172 Pakistan 1.94 2023 up 41.6% rising
173 Montenegro 1.76 2023 down 34.1% falling
174 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.65 2023 down 5.2% rising
175 East Timor 1.35 2023 up 21.6% rising
175 Timor-Leste 1.35 2023 up 21.6% rising
177 Tajikistan 1.26 2023 up 85.3% rising
178 Somalia 1.23 2023 up 108.5% rising
179 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 2023 up 44.3% rising
180 Syria 0.94 2023 down 21.0% falling
180 Syrian Arab Republic 0.94 2023 down 21.0% falling
182 Afghanistan 0.61 2023 down 23.8% rising
183 Madagascar 0.38 2023 up 11.8% falling

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
210 places, 4,646 data points, 2000–2023
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