Water Use Efficiency in Bhutan
Bhutan: Water Use Efficiency was 7.05 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Bhutan, 2008β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 7.05 USD/m3 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Bhutan peaked at 7.05 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.58 USD/m3, in 2008.
That places Bhutan 127th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.74 USD/m3 | 3.58 USD/m3 | 3.89 USD/m3 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.44 USD/m3 | 4.25 USD/m3 | 6.8 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 USD/m3 | 6.1 USD/m3 | 7.05 USD/m3 | 4 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Standard Deviation 0.257 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 66 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 26 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 594 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 608 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 1,964 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 1,477 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import quantity 659 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Bhutan?
- Water use efficiency in Bhutan was 7.05 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 USD/m3 in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for water use efficiency?
- Bhutan ranks 127th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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