Water Use Efficiency in Uruguay
Uruguay: Water Use Efficiency was 11.79 USD/m3 in 2023. β² Rising
Water Use Efficiency in Uruguay, 2000β2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in USD/m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water use efficiency in Uruguay is 11.79 USD/m3, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Uruguay peaked at 11.93 USD/m3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.69 USD/m3, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 7.59 USD/m3 | 6.69 USD/m3 | 8.81 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.99 USD/m3 | 9.45 USD/m3 | 11.93 USD/m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.22 USD/m3 | 10.67 USD/m3 | 11.79 USD/m3 | 4 |
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More environment data for Uruguay
- Standard Deviation 0.385 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 31,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 4.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 2,770 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 303 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2,736 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2,215 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 43,982 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 31,383 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Uruguay?
- Water use efficiency in Uruguay was 11.79 USD/m3 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11.93 USD/m3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.69 USD/m3 in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for water use efficiency?
- Uruguay ranks 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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