Data for 2002

Water-Use Efficiency, 2002

2002, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2002 covers 117 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 676.81; Tajikistan is lowest, at 0.30. The middle country reads 9.25. Against 2001, 109 values changed (75 up, 34 down), 6 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2002

HighestLuxembourg

676.81

LowestTajikistan

0.30

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

117countries
4measures per country
2002the year it describes
116distinct 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, 2002, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2002: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	676.81	1.31	564.51	707.04
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	166.52	0.04	259.19	166.66
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	143.89	0.12	455.66	64.43
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	114.82	0.96	61.56	162.02
QatarQATWestern Asia	110.11	0.43	2,342.54	106.09
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	109.05	2.34	2,381.25	125.22
IsraelISRWestern Asia	89.73	1.92	291.04	184.34
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	77.80	2.16	27.67	308.34
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	72.01	0.67	1,480.25	86.51
GabonGABMiddle Africa	69.31	0.18	392.23	52.72
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	68.36	1.51	550.43	251.21
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	66.83	0.13	127.75	65.88
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	60.85	1.50	1,147.87	202.46
JapanJPNEastern Asia	47.09	0.71	87.44	176.21
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	45.64	0.53	314.14	57.91
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	45.20	2.64	50.14	46.01
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	42.87	0.07	144.40	74.21
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	42.82	0.02	107.35	55.18
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	41.77	2.15	21.35	77.67
ItalyITASouthern Europe	40.05	0.90	27.91	138.16
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	36.42	3.26	60.61	106.07
OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.73	0.80	1,061.37	184.63
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	28.79	1.30	64.04	61.99
BeninBENWestern Africa	28.25	0.14	47.39	50.07
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	28.08	0.01	23.69	37.81
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	27.13	0.61	40.19	60.65
SpainESPSouthern Europe	25.77	0.47	35.79	119.12
United StatesUSANorthern America	24.84	0.12	8.87	174.80
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	23.76	0.35	284.04	60.61
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	22.58	0.03	41.52	31.97
JordanJORWestern Asia	21.84	0.40	115.72	52.41
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	19.81	0.61	150.31	165.22
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	19.25	0.71	28.78	55.62
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	18.93	0.19	38.94	15.83
BrazilBRASouth America	17.59	0.28	24.14	52.09
VenezuelaVENSouth America	16.99	0.29	144.36	24.33
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.91	0.05	103.75	46.93
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.62	0.13	26.98	127.04
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.07	0.19	55.74	37.28
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	16.06	0.93	386.00	73.27
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	16.02	0.17	29.76	13.38
ColombiaCOLSouth America	15.87	0.34	48.74	36.69
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	15.10	0.08	72.04	36.90
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.01	0.34	103.29	20.40
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	14.44	0.28	5.64	70.55
KenyaKENEastern Africa	14.13	0.08	63.28	49.17
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	13.56	0.03	59.33	45.18
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	13.48	0.24	33.44	35.37
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	12.85	0.17	29.13	24.54
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	12.49	0.25	241.98	34.80
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.34	0.70	15.86	41.36
MexicoMEXCentral America	12.03	0.18	42.64	59.29
BelizeBLZCentral America	11.75	0.12	10.80	83.28
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	10.92	0.11	5.70	36.96
TogoTGOWestern Africa	9.68	0.01	103.40	13.73
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	9.57	0.04	2.50	123.42
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.36	0.06	19.41	26.82
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	9.33	0.14	14.58	16.21
ArgentinaARGSouth America	9.25	0.11	22.93	39.09
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	8.69	0.31	27.53	48.23
CubaCUBCaribbean	8.61	0.23	13.81	19.63
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8.25	0.24	55.42	22.15
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	8.09	0.11	6.63	17.34
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	7.92	0.15	55.96	38.80
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.18	0.16	98.09	75.46
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.02	0.05	32.37	10.78
UruguayURYSouth America	6.96	0.15	42.99	48.68
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.38	0.20	75.72	32.24
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	6.19	0.14	4.63	23.79
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.17	0.19	76.74	40.33
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	5.67	1.03	3.53	8.83
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	5.55	0.63	12.20	22.27
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5.06	0.02	61.37	8.49
EcuadorECUSouth America	4.89	0.24	31.14	29.16
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.58	0.03	33.19	16.54
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.21	0.07	12.90	14.83
SurinameSURSouth America	4.08	0.71	13.38	40.68
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.02	0.07	1.34	18.77
NicaraguaNICCentral America	3.98	0.07	28.40	18.77
SenegalSENWestern Africa	3.74	0.04	44.92	57.17
UkraineUKREastern Europe	3.63	0.08	2.30	12.56
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3.50	0.02	7.25	24.47
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3.47	0.04	18.35	14.66
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.28	0.03	26.58	8.03
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	3.18	0.04	5.58	19.01
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	3.07	0.33	3.85	12.41
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	2.95	0.37	6.33	5.65
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2.92	0.07	162.88	20.42
IranIRNSouthern Asia	2.90	0.17	110.79	24.91
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	2.88	0.16	16.14	9.52
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.62	0.01	11.05	20.53
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2.48	0.39	0.96	14.07
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.45	0.36	15.48	15.67
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.21	0.46	17.45	3.79
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.18	0.10	63.84	38.95
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.17	0.08	11.53	9.87
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	2.14	0.02	1.69	2.80
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.86	0.07	94.59	23.86
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1.78	0.15	27.96	19.56
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.64	0.06	3.52	9.59
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.54	0.45	4.47	6.06
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.49	0.20	14.02	9.74
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.37	0.03	11.76	10.07
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.29	0.18	11.46	7.82
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.21	0.08	6.62	3.59
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.18	0.24	9.08	38.51
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.13	0.18	18.80	9.01
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.89	0.20	8.30	13.98
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.54	0.01	163.29	19.09
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.48	0.11	17.98	7.54
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.47	0.25	1.96	2.92
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.40	0.08	6.56	13.31
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.34	0.12	1.96	5.27
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.32	0.09	5.72	1.73
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.32	0.06	115.46	52.51
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.31	0.08	12.24	16.33
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.30	0.07	3.34	2.76

02In 2002

At either end

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

Highest

Lowest

Tajikistan0.30
Afghanistan0.31
Somaliashared0.32
Myanmarshared0.32
Kyrgyzstan0.34

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 9.25. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNew Zealand3.26
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 0.17
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestMalta2,381.25
LowestMoldova0.96
Middle country: 29.76
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg707.04
LowestMyanmar1.73
Middle country: 35.37

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+6 / −0countries joined / left
109values changed, of 111 in both
75 · 34rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Ireland152.91 → 166.52+13.61
Angola56.80 → 66.83+10.03
Malta100.40 → 109.05+8.65
Slovakia38.75 → 41.77+3.02
Botswana39.81 → 42.82+3.01

Fell most

Cabo Verde31.83 → 23.76−8.07
Cyprus74.00 → 68.36−5.64
Venezuela21.69 → 16.99−4.70
Gabon71.61 → 69.31−2.30
Argentina11.24 → 9.25−1.99

+ Ethiopia

+ Luxembourg

+ Mauritius

+ New Zealand

+ Eswatini

+ Tanzania

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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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 2002.
116 distinct values among 117
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 0.32. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 117 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2002). Water-Use Efficiency, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2002

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