Data for 2000

Water-Use Efficiency, 2000

2000, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2000 covers 105 countries on 4 measures. Republic of the Congo is highest, at 153.73; Afghanistan is lowest, at 0.18. The middle country reads 9.12.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2000

HighestRepublic of the Congo

153.73

LowestAfghanistan

0.18

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

105countries
4measures per country
2000the year it describes
103distinct values2 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

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Every country and every column of Water-Use Efficiency, 2000, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2000: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	153.73	0.12	501.18	60.65
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	140.23	0.09	158.14	166.51
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	124.77	0.79	77.60	173.52
QatarQATWestern Asia	117.71	0.61	1,731.34	148.57
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	102.32	2.04	3,316.68	107.23
IsraelISRWestern Asia	85.76	1.52	315.88	187.45
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	75.49	0.48	1,474.32	77.12
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	74.39	2.36	27.45	289.21
GabonGABMiddle Africa	71.71	0.17	473.64	46.95
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	69.60	1.47	693.07	235.40
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	64.54	1.71	839.43	175.33
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	58.29	0.12	156.73	34.12
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	44.31	1.91	55.05	42.59
JapanJPNEastern Asia	43.92	0.76	73.76	158.79
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	43.82	0.50	335.01	57.35
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	40.67	0.07	140.91	70.00
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	39.75	0.02	110.51	48.64
ItalyITASouthern Europe	35.97	0.78	25.62	132.05
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	35.97	1.00	19.91	64.87
OmanOMNWestern Asia	33.77	0.72	822.97	203.43
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	28.94	1.30	67.06	78.49
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	25.81	0.55	40.96	54.45
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	25.71	0.02	19.97	36.33
VenezuelaVENSouth America	25.67	0.47	162.81	27.12
BeninBENWestern Africa	25.28	0.11	39.23	55.77
United StatesUSANorthern America	24.17	0.12	9.50	167.92
SpainESPSouthern Europe	23.61	0.44	34.80	106.96
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	19.90	0.03	26.80	33.01
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19.00	0.22	27.72	19.71
JordanJORWestern Asia	18.81	0.33	97.12	48.53
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	17.42	0.17	32.53	14.51
BrazilBRASouth America	17.30	0.22	24.04	54.00
ColombiaCOLSouth America	17.28	0.28	110.03	37.67
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	17.16	0.69	38.12	48.25
KenyaKENEastern Africa	16.95	0.12	62.81	44.70
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	16.68	0.94	631.15	65.31
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	16.42	0.51	134.74	151.31
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	15.59	0.16	55.80	35.71
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	15.45	0.15	28.11	129.19
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.15	0.27	103.23	19.22
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	15.06	0.05	86.61	45.14
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	14.41	0.06	65.99	33.38
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	13.77	0.08	39.37	24.75
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	13.08	0.03	68.21	49.43
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	12.93	0.23	36.04	36.57
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	12.61	0.39	193.45	45.26
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	12.39	0.16	4.94	61.70
ArgentinaARGSouth America	11.88	0.07	21.70	55.24
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	11.25	0.13	19.97	19.26
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.00	0.10	18.15	28.38
BelizeBLZCentral America	10.74	0.12	11.00	73.94
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	9.53	0.12	6.51	28.10
TogoTGOWestern Africa	9.12	0.01	81.41	13.40
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	8.58	0.27	70.00	35.36
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	8.24	0.10	6.80	18.40
CubaCUBCaribbean	8.19	0.29	14.12	17.94
UruguayURYSouth America	8.12	0.14	79.80	55.76
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8.07	0.18	60.20	39.18
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	8.03	0.04	2.23	104.38
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.01	0.16	89.39	72.82
GuineaGINWestern Africa	6.86	0.19	30.20	11.20
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.28	0.21	100.60	43.58
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.13	0.17	158.07	31.38
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	5.45	0.18	4.93	19.32
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5.07	0.02	66.58	8.91
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.96	0.06	40.00	53.93
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4.68	0.57	11.10	19.01
EcuadorECUSouth America	4.60	0.26	43.80	26.54
SurinameSURSouth America	4.04	0.82	35.74	49.46
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.98	0.57	2.59	6.30
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	3.90	0.02	39.08	14.32
NicaraguaNICCentral America	3.89	0.07	33.42	19.71
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	3.81	0.06	1.46	14.91
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	3.81	0.06	12.44	15.38
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.64	0.03	27.93	9.20
EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.33	0.02	5.69	16.49
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3.19	0.03	16.41	12.88
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	3.10	0.13	32.92	20.84
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3.04	0.02	5.27	21.36
UkraineUKREastern Europe	2.74	0.08	1.83	9.73
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.72	0.25	4.48	11.88
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	2.71	0.04	4.70	15.47
IranIRNSouthern Asia	2.68	0.17	92.69	28.92
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.39	0.38	12.80	16.82
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	2.37	0.02	0.14	4.26
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.27	0.07	12.15	12.55
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	2.18	0.06	5.51	12.41
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	1.93	0.39	0.76	11.25
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1.62	0.13	31.31	21.15
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.51	0.03	14.40	10.50
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	1.49	0.30	11.48	2.70
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.47	0.43	4.17	6.09
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.44	0.19	13.87	8.49
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.25	0.05	7.29	2.13
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.08	0.24	7.42	35.38
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.07	0.19	19.50	8.37
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	0.96	0.13	8.10	8.66
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.51	0.12	18.60	7.88
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.47	0.01	108.11	17.74
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.43	0.22	1.85	2.83
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.42	0.07	7.33	15.70
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.31	0.11	2.58	4.02
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.25	0.07	4.07	1.41
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.20	0.07	2.94	3.00
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.18	0.06	9.59	6.88

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 9.12. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestAustria2.36
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 0.16
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestMalta3,316.68
LowestLiberia0.14
Middle country: 32.53
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestAustria289.21
LowestMyanmar1.41
Middle country: 33.01

03Caveats

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Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 35.97. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2000). Water-Use Efficiency, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2000

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