Water Use Efficiency in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Water Use Efficiency was 90.59 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in United Arab Emirates, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 90.59 USD/m3 for water use efficiency in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in United Arab Emirates peaked at 90.59 USD/m3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.85 USD/m3, in 2002.
That places United Arab Emirates 27th out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 64.45 USD/m3 | 60.85 USD/m3 | 69.46 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.4 USD/m3 | 65.62 USD/m3 | 80.14 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.98 USD/m3 | 76.96 USD/m3 | 90.59 USD/m3 | 4 |
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More environment data for United Arab Emirates
- Standard Deviation 0.331 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.5 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 500,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 500,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 121,727 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 40,552 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 397,634 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 385,997 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 744,532 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 849,392 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in United Arab Emirates?
- Water use efficiency in United Arab Emirates was 90.59 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 90.59 USD/m3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.85 USD/m3 in 2002.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for water use efficiency?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 27th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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