Data for 2001

Water-Use Efficiency, 2001

2001, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2001 covers 111 countries on 4 measures. Ireland is highest, at 152.91; Afghanistan is lowest, at 0.17. The middle country reads 9.51. Against 2000, 104 values changed (65 up, 39 down), 6 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2001

HighestIreland

152.91

LowestAfghanistan

0.17

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

111countries
4measures per country
2001the year it describes
110distinct 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, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2001: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	152.91	0.06	204.32	165.26
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	144.21	0.11	466.06	59.97
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	114.33	0.82	59.29	164.44
QatarQATWestern Asia	111.89	0.61	1,935.25	126.57
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	100.40	2.16	2,501.00	116.92
IsraelISRWestern Asia	88.17	1.80	297.10	188.21
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	76.09	2.36	27.79	297.67
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	74.00	1.70	594.07	245.03
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	72.71	0.58	1,425.57	82.79
GabonGABMiddle Africa	71.61	0.18	422.82	53.31
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	62.32	1.60	951.87	189.61
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	56.80	0.17	137.20	39.37
JapanJPNEastern Asia	45.27	0.70	78.65	167.35
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	44.43	0.56	315.17	57.97
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	42.91	1.96	50.16	42.60
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	41.54	0.07	142.72	71.61
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	39.81	0.02	104.54	50.28
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	38.75	1.70	21.52	69.25
ItalyITASouthern Europe	38.33	0.83	26.87	136.76
OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.60	0.80	927.99	202.45
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	31.83	0.38	329.06	375.22
BeninBENWestern Africa	29.89	0.13	46.26	60.75
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	28.39	1.30	63.50	67.99
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	27.05	0.02	22.91	36.34
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	26.14	0.51	39.06	58.16
SpainESPSouthern Europe	24.84	0.47	35.69	113.37
United StatesUSANorthern America	24.41	0.12	9.09	170.97
VenezuelaVENSouth America	21.69	0.41	149.51	28.96
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	21.53	0.03	33.59	32.79
JordanJORWestern Asia	21.14	0.36	114.55	49.77
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	18.91	0.69	34.29	53.91
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	17.38	0.55	145.90	156.52
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	17.29	0.22	35.87	14.46
BrazilBRASouth America	17.25	0.23	23.73	52.53
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	16.64	0.17	31.38	13.81
ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.49	0.31	65.87	37.38
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	16.48	0.97	469.95	71.99
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.14	0.15	27.97	128.61
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.01	0.04	98.36	45.65
KenyaKENEastern Africa	15.80	0.10	63.61	48.65
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	15.74	0.18	55.94	36.15
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	14.91	0.32	98.18	20.41
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	14.73	0.07	68.56	35.17
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	13.67	0.10	32.55	26.51
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	13.31	0.23	5.34	65.50
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	13.16	0.24	35.51	35.55
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	13.15	0.03	59.09	47.92
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.79	0.66	16.16	45.58
MexicoMEXCentral America	12.74	0.20	45.52	58.91
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	12.35	0.36	186.51	45.13
BelizeBLZCentral America	11.29	0.12	10.84	79.14
ArgentinaARGSouth America	11.24	0.06	20.06	53.27
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	10.23	0.12	6.63	30.81
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	10.05	0.14	15.20	18.10
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	10.02	0.08	18.82	27.21
TogoTGOWestern Africa	9.51	0.01	84.91	14.11
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	8.46	0.24	37.49	47.90
CubaCUBCaribbean	8.45	0.26	14.15	18.84
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	8.41	0.03	2.39	112.87
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	8.25	0.11	6.78	18.02
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	7.80	0.16	57.04	38.26
UruguayURYSouth America	7.76	0.12	58.18	54.19
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.29	0.05	29.56	11.74
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.09	0.16	92.20	74.49
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.23	0.20	89.80	41.47
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.09	0.18	93.34	31.85
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	5.69	0.16	4.68	21.01
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	5.08	0.59	11.54	20.60
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	4.97	0.02	62.59	8.63
EcuadorECUSouth America	4.68	0.24	33.44	28.90
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	4.61	0.73	2.61	7.41
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.47	0.02	43.99	15.27
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.24	0.06	42.64	55.11
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.20	0.07	1.56	16.85
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.00	0.06	12.45	15.12
SurinameSURSouth America	3.97	0.87	17.97	42.32
NicaraguaNICCentral America	3.96	0.07	32.28	19.34
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.39	0.03	27.50	8.35
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3.36	0.03	17.58	13.89
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3.24	0.02	6.44	22.43
UkraineUKREastern Europe	3.23	0.06	2.02	11.62
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	3.08	0.04	5.28	18.15
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	3.02	0.16	21.42	13.02
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	2.86	0.30	3.89	12.08
IranIRNSouthern Asia	2.71	0.16	91.26	27.60
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2.64	0.26	5.50	5.64
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.52	0.02	6.39	15.66
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.45	0.36	14.30	16.52
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.43	0.07	11.50	12.74
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2.23	0.38	0.92	12.55
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	2.21	0.02	1.62	2.97
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.91	0.07	4.67	10.85
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	1.74	0.40	12.72	3.10
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1.67	0.14	29.05	20.12
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.52	0.44	4.37	6.15
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.44	0.20	13.73	9.19
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.39	0.03	12.24	10.01
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.27	0.07	7.04	3.32
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.16	0.16	8.76	13.07
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.13	0.24	8.32	36.95
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.12	0.21	18.77	8.75
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.87	0.21	7.51	13.89
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.51	0.01	141.07	18.70
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.50	0.13	18.43	7.33
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.46	0.07	7.78	16.40
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.45	0.24	1.78	2.96
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.34	0.12	2.57	4.53
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.30	0.06	216.80	56.34
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.28	0.08	4.49	1.54
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.28	0.07	3.20	2.72
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.17	0.06	9.54	6.39

02In 2001

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

Afghanistan0.17
Tajikistanshared0.28
Myanmarshared0.28
Somalia0.30
Kyrgyzstan0.34

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 9.51. “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)
HighestMalta2,501.00
LowestMoldova0.92
Middle country: 31.38
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestCabo Verde375.22
LowestMyanmar1.54
Middle country: 35.17

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+6 / −0countries joined / left
104values changed, of 105 in both
65 · 39rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Ireland140.23 → 152.91+12.68
Benin25.28 → 29.89+4.61
Cyprus69.60 → 74.00+4.40
Slovakia35.97 → 38.75+2.78
Israel85.76 → 88.17+2.41

Fell most

Antigua and Barbuda124.77 → 114.33−10.44
Republic of the Congo153.73 → 144.21−9.52
Qatar117.71 → 111.89−5.82
Venezuela25.67 → 21.69−3.98
Kuwait75.49 → 72.71−2.78

+ Albania

+ Cabo Verde

+ Guatemala

+ Mexico

+ Pakistan

+ Somalia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2001.
110 distinct values among 111
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 0.28. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 111 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2001). Water-Use Efficiency, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2001

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