Water Use Efficiency in Spain
Spain: Water Use Efficiency was 42.6 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Spain, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Spain is 42.6 USD/m3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Spain peaked at 42.6 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.61 USD/m3, in 2000.
Spain ranks 55th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6 USD/m3 | 23.61 USD/m3 | 31.98 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.02 USD/m3 | 28.56 USD/m3 | 40.62 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.84 USD/m3 | 36.56 USD/m3 | 42.6 USD/m3 | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.402 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 4.46 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 5.70 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 166,071 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 130,048 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1.80 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 1.80 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.02 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 2.10 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Spain?
- Water use efficiency in Spain was 42.6 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.61 USD/m3 in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for water use efficiency?
- Spain ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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