Water Use Efficiency in Sweden
Sweden: Water Use Efficiency was 245.58 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Sweden, 2003β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Sweden is 245.58 USD/m3, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Sweden peaked at 245.58 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 126.97 USD/m3, in 2003.
Sweden ranks 7th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139.95 USD/m3 | 126.97 USD/m3 | 149.54 USD/m3 | 7 |
| 2010s | 181.38 USD/m3 | 146.03 USD/m3 | 224.44 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 229.77 USD/m3 | 188.7 USD/m3 | 245.58 USD/m3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Standard Deviation 0.852 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 926,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 11.84 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9,814 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 2,928 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 6.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 6.40 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 501,136 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 469,352 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Sweden?
- Water use efficiency in Sweden was 245.58 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 245.58 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 126.97 USD/m3 in 2003.
- How does Sweden rank for water use efficiency?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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