Water Use Efficiency in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Water Use Efficiency was 6.5 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Ethiopia, 2002β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Ethiopia is 6.5 USD/m3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 128.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Ethiopia peaked at 6.5 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.54 USD/m3, in 2005.
Ethiopia ranks 131st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.73 USD/m3 | 1.54 USD/m3 | 1.96 USD/m3 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.52 USD/m3 | 2.23 USD/m3 | 5.2 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.82 USD/m3 | 5.35 USD/m3 | 6.5 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation 0.272 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 2,500 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 11,900 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,849 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 550 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 75 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 85 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 12,246 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 12,066 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Ethiopia?
- Water use efficiency in Ethiopia was 6.5 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 USD/m3 in 2005.
- How does Ethiopia rank for water use efficiency?
- Ethiopia ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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