Water Use Efficiency in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Water Use Efficiency was 0.61 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.61 for water use efficiency in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Afghanistan peaked at 0.89 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 2001.
That places Afghanistan 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Water Use Efficiency in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.18 | — |
| 2001 | 0.17 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.31 | +82.4% |
| 2003 | 0.31 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.36 | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.37 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.41 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.51 | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 0.49 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.57 | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.68 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.74 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.88 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.89 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.76 | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.77 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.88 | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.84 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.64 | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.61 | +1.7% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.61 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5, 9% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.61 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 18.25, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water Use Efficiency in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +82.4% | 0.17 | 0.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.368 | 0.17 | 0.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.78 | 0.6 | 0.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6725 | 0.6 | 0.84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 179 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 compare
- 180 Syrian Arab Republic 0.94 compare
- 180 Syria 0.94 compare
- 183 Madagascar 0.38 compare
More environment data for Afghanistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.7636 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Afghanistan?
- Water use efficiency in Afghanistan was 0.61 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 2015.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for water use efficiency?
- Afghanistan ranks 182nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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