Water Use Efficiency in Vietnam
Vietnam: Water Use Efficiency was 4.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.05
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
154th
of 182 countries
All-time high
4.05
in 2023
All-time low
1.08
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Water Use Efficiency in Vietnam, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, water use efficiency in Vietnam stood at 4.05. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 77.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Vietnam peaked at 4.05 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.08, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 154th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Water Use Efficiency in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.08 | — |
| 2001 | 1.13 | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.18 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.23 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.18 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.23 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.38 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 1.55 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 1.72 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 1.88 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 2.01 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.15 | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.28 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 2.41 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 2.57 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 2.73 | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.92 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 3.14 | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 3.36 | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 3.45 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.54 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.85 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 4.05 | +5.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 4.05 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.91, 34% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 4.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 27.01, 15% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 | 1.08 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 | 1.88 | 3.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 | 3.45 | 4.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More environment data for Vietnam
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 7.61 % 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 0.6558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water use efficiency in Vietnam?
- Water use efficiency in Vietnam was 4.05 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 2023.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for water use efficiency?
- Vietnam ranks 154th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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