Water Use Efficiency in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Water Use Efficiency was 1.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Tajikistan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, water use efficiency in Tajikistan stood at 1.26. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Tajikistan peaked at 1.26 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2000.
That places Tajikistan 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Water Use Efficiency in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2 | — |
| 2001 | 0.28 | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.32 | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.35 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.36 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.44 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.49 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.53 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.55 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.61 | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 0.68 | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.78 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.92 | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.91 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.26 | +5.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 1.26 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.59, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 1.26 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.99, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water Use Efficiency in Tajikistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +40.0% | 0.2 | 0.28 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.348 | 0.2 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.765 | 0.53 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 174 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.65 compare
- 175 Timor-Leste 1.35 compare
- 175 East Timor 1.35 compare
- 178 Somalia 1.23 compare
- 179 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 compare
- 180 Syrian Arab Republic 0.94 compare
- 180 Syria 0.94 compare
More environment data for Tajikistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.61 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.32 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Tajikistan?
- Water use efficiency in Tajikistan was 1.26 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2000.
- How does Tajikistan rank for water use efficiency?
- Tajikistan ranks 177th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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