Water Use Efficiency in India
India: Water Use Efficiency was 3.8 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in India, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in India is 3.8 USD/m3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in India peaked at 3.8 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.07 USD/m3, in 2000.
That places India 149th 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 | 1.36 USD/m3 | 1.07 USD/m3 | 1.72 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 USD/m3 | 1.81 USD/m3 | 3.18 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 USD/m3 | 3.02 USD/m3 | 3.8 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 146 Guinea-Bissau 4.04 USD/m3 compare
- 147 Azerbaijan 3.93 USD/m3 compare
- 148 Eswatini 3.89 USD/m3 compare
- 150 Eritrea 3.6 USD/m3 compare
- 151 North Macedonia 3.28 USD/m3 compare
- 152 Turkmenistan 3.07 USD/m3 compare
More environment data for India
- Standard Deviation 0.254 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 8.00 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 14.13 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 63,080 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 37,519 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 768,863 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.05 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 1.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 1.34 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in India?
- Water use efficiency in India was 3.8 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does India rank for water use efficiency?
- India ranks 149th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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