Water Use Efficiency in Melanesia
Melanesia: Water Use Efficiency was 69.13 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Melanesia, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 69.13 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 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Melanesia peaked at 69.13 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.11 USD/m3, in 2005.
Melanesia ranks 37th 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 | 43.49 USD/m3 | 40.11 USD/m3 | 47.61 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.59 USD/m3 | 50.55 USD/m3 | 68.32 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.32 USD/m3 | 63.24 USD/m3 | 69.13 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 34 Botswana 76.49 USD/m3 compare
- 35 Australia and New Zealand 72.67 USD/m3 compare
- 36 Iceland 71.58 USD/m3 compare
- 38 Malaysia 67.22 USD/m3 compare
- 39 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.59 USD/m3 compare
- 40 Republic of Korea 63.91 USD/m3 compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation 0.179 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 Β°C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per area of cropland 3.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 21,133 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per area of cropland 13.44 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Melanesia?
- Water use efficiency in Melanesia was 69.13 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.13 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.11 USD/m3 in 2005.
- How does Melanesia rank for water use efficiency?
- Melanesia ranks 37th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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