Water Use Efficiency in Egypt
Egypt: Water Use Efficiency was 5.57 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Egypt, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Egypt is 5.57 USD/m3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Egypt peaked at 5.57 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.39 USD/m3, in 2000.
That places Egypt 134th out of 169 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.73 USD/m3 | 2.39 USD/m3 | 3.28 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 USD/m3 | 3.4 USD/m3 | 4.82 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 USD/m3 | 4.9 USD/m3 | 5.57 USD/m3 | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.361 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 380,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 541,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 32,107 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 9,567 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 207,061 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 215,831 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 612,857 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 564,538 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Egypt?
- Water use efficiency in Egypt was 5.57 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.57 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Egypt rank for water use efficiency?
- Egypt ranks 134th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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