Water Use Efficiency in Northern America
Northern America: Water Use Efficiency was 48.99 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Northern America, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Northern America is 48.99 USD/m3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Northern America peaked at 48.99 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.31 USD/m3, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.65 USD/m3 | 24.31 USD/m3 | 31.63 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4 USD/m3 | 33.36 USD/m3 | 44.98 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.75 USD/m3 | 43.92 USD/m3 | 48.99 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 Β°C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Agricultural Use 14.64 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per capita 37.99 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Use per area of cropland 75.85 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per capita 13.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Northern America?
- Water use efficiency in Northern America was 48.99 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 48.99 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.31 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Northern America rank for water use efficiency?
- Northern America ranks 6th out of 10 groups with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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