Water Use Efficiency in Japan
Japan: Water Use Efficiency was 59.33 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Japan, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Japan recorded 59.33 USD/m3 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Japan peaked at 59.33 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.92 USD/m3, in 2000.
Japan ranks 42nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 49.02 USD/m3 | 43.92 USD/m3 | 52.39 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.7 USD/m3 | 51.71 USD/m3 | 57.76 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.19 USD/m3 | 54.53 USD/m3 | 59.33 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.59 USD/m3 compare
- 40 Republic of Korea 63.91 USD/m3 compare
- 41 Barbados 61.68 USD/m3 compare
- 42 Panama 59.33 USD/m3 compare
- 44 Poland 56.84 USD/m3 compare
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 54.03 USD/m3 compare
More environment data for Japan
- Standard Deviation 0.358 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 16.66 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 23.82 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 33,416 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 9,315 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.13 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 645,005 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 424,342 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Japan?
- Water use efficiency in Japan was 59.33 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 59.33 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.92 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for water use efficiency?
- Japan ranks 42nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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