Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter) by country
Countries reporting
169
Highest
1,378 USD/m3
Luxembourg
Lowest
0.38 USD/m3
Madagascar
Median
17.07 USD/m3
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,396
What the numbers show
Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter) is currently reported for 169 countries. The highest value is 1,378 USD/m3 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.38 USD/m3 in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.07 USD/m3, and the mean is 58.73 USD/m3.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,627.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 26 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1,378 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 2 | Singapore | 1,013 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 272.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Switzerland | 448.02 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 337.07 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 325.78 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 6 | Malta | 264.7 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 245.58 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 233.71 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 9 | Qatar | 196.12 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 10 | Slovakia | 165.4 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 165.3 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Czechia | 149.71 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 148.45 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 14 | Israel | 147.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 145.76 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 142.24 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 17 | Angola | 132.91 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 18 | Antigua and Barbuda | 128.5 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 19.6% | flat |
| 19 | Austria | 119.36 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 20 | Seychelles | 116.77 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 21 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 110.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 22 | Gabon | 106.04 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 105.57 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 24 | Congo | 105.21 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 25 | France | 100.49 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 96.03 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 90.59 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 28 | Cyprus | 88.31 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 86.03 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 30 | Comoros | 83.82 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 31 | Bahrain | 82.54 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 81.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 77.53 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 34 | Botswana | 76.49 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 35 | Australia and New Zealand | 72.67 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 45.3% | rising |
| 36 | Iceland | 71.58 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 37 | Melanesia | 69.13 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 38 | Malaysia | 67.22 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 66.59 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 40 | Republic of Korea | 63.91 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 41 | Barbados | 61.68 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 42 | Japan | 59.33 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 59.33 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 56.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 54.03 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 46 | Italy | 52.61 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 50.95 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 48 | Slovenia | 50.31 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 49 | Oman | 49.75 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 50 | Benin | 49.74 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 51 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48.88 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Uganda | 46.39 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 53 | Canada | 45.43 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 54 | Fiji | 43.57 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 55 | Spain | 42.6 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 56 | New Zealand | 41.74 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 57 | Lesotho | 40.78 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 58 | Jordan | 35.33 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 59 | Namibia | 34.91 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 34.66 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 61 | Nigeria | 33.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 62 | Belarus | 33.38 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 63 | Portugal | 32.78 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 30.7 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 65 | State of Palestine | 30.22 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 66 | Estonia | 30 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 179.9% | rising |
| 67 | Puerto Rico | 29.45 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 68 | Cameroon | 29 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 69 | Hungary | 28.53 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 28.24 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 71 | China | 27.6 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Togo | 27.36 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 27.01 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 26.42 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 233.2% | rising |
| 75 | Romania | 25.93 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 76 | Brazil | 25.03 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 21.51 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 78 | Guatemala | 20.96 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 79 | Belize | 20.67 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 80 | Russian Federation | 20.48 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 81 | Lebanon | 19.42 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritius | 19.42 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 19.02 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 84 | Liberia | 18.12 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 17.07 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 86 | Türkiye | 16.19 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 87 | Rwanda | 15.72 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 88 | Burkina Faso | 15.29 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 89 | Paraguay | 15.03 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 90 | Georgia | 14.54 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 91 | Kenya | 14.47 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 92 | Albania | 14.19 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 93 | Honduras | 14.16 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 94 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13.9 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 95 | Gambia | 13.65 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 96 | Mexico | 13.57 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 97 | Argentina | 13.27 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 98 | Cambodia | 13.14 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 99 | Chad | 12.28 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 100 | Cuba | 11.91 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 101 | Colombia | 11.83 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 102 | Uruguay | 11.79 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 11.78 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 104 | Guyana | 11.63 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 369.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 11.46 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 106 | Ukraine | 10.78 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 107 | Guinea | 10.69 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 10.27 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 10.27 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 110 | Morocco | 10.26 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 10.14 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 102.8% | rising |
| 112 | Peru | 10.02 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 9.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 113 | South Sudan | 9.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 115 | Republic of Moldova | 9.06 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 9.04 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 117 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.93 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 118 | Mozambique | 8.71 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 119 | Kazakhstan | 8.63 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8.21 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia | 7.73 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 122 | Chile | 7.67 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 122 | Thailand | 7.67 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 124 | Haiti | 7.55 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 125 | Burundi | 7.51 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 126 | Suriname | 7.12 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 127 | Bhutan | 7.05 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 128 | Cabo Verde | 6.84 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Libya | 6.83 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 130 | Senegal | 6.54 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 6.5 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 128.9% | rising |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 6.05 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 133 | Malawi | 5.93 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Egypt | 5.57 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 135 | Zambia | 5.3 USD/m3 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5.19 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 4.8 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 138 | Yemen | 4.76 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 57.7% | falling |
| 139 | Indonesia | 4.73 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 140 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 4.56 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 141 | Philippines | 4.43 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 142 | Armenia | 4.29 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 143 | Zimbabwe | 4.2 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 144 | Iraq | 4.17 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 145 | Viet Nam | 4.05 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.04 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 3.93 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 148 | Eswatini | 3.89 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 149 | India | 3.8 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 150 | Eritrea | 3.6 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 3.28 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 78.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | 3.07 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Nepal | 2.99 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 2.77 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Niger | 2.69 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 156 | Mali | 2.43 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 157 | Sudan | 2.35 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 158 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.2 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 159 | Myanmar | 2.01 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Pakistan | 1.94 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 161 | Montenegro | 1.76 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 162 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.65 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | 1.35 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 164 | Tajikistan | 1.26 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 165 | Somalia | 1.23 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 108.5% | rising |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.01 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 167 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.94 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 168 | Afghanistan | 0.61 USD/m3 | 2023 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 169 | Madagascar | 0.38 USD/m3 | 2023 | up 11.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Northern Europe 236.7 USD/m3
- Western Europe 129.16 USD/m3
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 84.64 USD/m3
- Oceania 72.93 USD/m3
- Europe 69.85 USD/m3
- Europe and Northern America 56.62 USD/m3
- United States of America 49.26 USD/m3
- Northern America 48.99 USD/m3
- Southern Europe 39.78 USD/m3
- Eastern Asia 32.54 USD/m3
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 29.23 USD/m3
- Eastern Europe 26.26 USD/m3