Data for 2003

Water-Use Efficiency, 2003

2003, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2003 covers 128 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 712.11; Afghanistan is lowest, at 0.31. The middle country reads 10.16. Against 2002, 114 values changed (83 up, 31 down), 11 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2003

HighestLuxembourg

712.11

LowestAfghanistan

0.31

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

128countries
4measures per country
2003the year it describes
126distinct values2 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

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Every country and every column of Water-Use Efficiency, 2003, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2003: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	712.11	0.88	638.80	731.19
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	343.45	3.70	935.71	398.13
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	166.54	0.03	288.95	161.34
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	126.97	1.75	57.17	246.24
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	118.83	2.57	2,241.22	130.87
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	117.69	1.11	68.88	163.65
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	109.33	0.11	309.41	50.66
QatarQATWestern Asia	104.84	0.39	2,784.76	85.42
IsraelISRWestern Asia	89.84	1.84	303.49	185.77
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	81.15	0.67	1,752.89	92.29
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	79.61	2.03	28.12	316.71
GabonGABMiddle Africa	68.67	0.19	382.53	51.72
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	67.73	0.13	117.71	70.34
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	63.19	1.25	506.15	242.31
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	63.16	1.34	1,684.90	214.69
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	57.22	1.72	29.67	104.11
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	56.22	7.81	13.80	357.22
FranceFRAWestern Europe	54.84	1.10	16.55	249.42
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	51.57	2.34	69.80	45.72
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	51.43	2.94	31.42	65.40
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	51.08	0.39	13.54	351.75
JapanJPNEastern Asia	48.10	0.68	88.04	180.87
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	48.07	0.53	326.11	58.87
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	44.37	1.25	23.99	83.34
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	43.79	0.02	100.10	59.58
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	43.71	0.07	146.20	75.77
ItalyITASouthern Europe	41.96	1.01	28.48	140.56
OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.30	0.76	1,227.99	167.27
FijiFJIMelanesia	34.85	0.33	59.36	96.41
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	33.82	3.11	47.90	101.29
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	30.57	1.29	66.65	68.66
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	29.02	0.01	23.62	39.92
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	28.55	0.66	44.12	61.56
BeninBENWestern Africa	28.43	0.16	49.86	45.97
SpainESPSouthern Europe	26.10	0.47	36.12	118.67
United StatesUSANorthern America	25.52	0.14	9.14	178.34
JordanJORWestern Asia	22.88	0.49	126.40	51.88
PolandPOLEastern Europe	21.89	0.05	8.26	85.58
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	20.88	0.03	41.84	30.11
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	20.28	0.67	172.10	172.23
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	19.60	0.32	211.15	36.44
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	19.40	0.20	35.47	17.50
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	19.21	0.71	26.35	55.56
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	18.03	0.05	94.21	53.59
BrazilBRASouth America	17.63	0.33	25.23	50.08
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	17.17	0.88	378.68	77.59
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	16.85	0.12	25.02	124.34
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.31	0.18	52.32	39.15
ColombiaCOLSouth America	15.59	0.36	41.15	36.23
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.49	0.41	116.78	19.61
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	15.43	0.09	75.47	38.54
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	14.82	0.33	5.72	73.22
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	14.20	0.22	300.55	34.33
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	14.15	0.17	33.78	25.25
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	14.13	0.03	59.82	43.66
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	14.08	0.25	34.56	35.22
VenezuelaVENSouth America	13.69	0.26	136.42	20.84
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	13.38	0.17	25.74	11.00
KenyaKENEastern Africa	13.12	0.07	64.53	50.75
BelizeBLZCentral America	12.63	0.15	10.24	91.93
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	11.96	0.70	15.51	38.24
MexicoMEXCentral America	11.84	0.18	38.79	56.27
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	11.70	0.10	6.07	39.76
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	10.72	0.76	6.04	34.10
ArgentinaARGSouth America	9.60	0.12	26.70	38.89
TogoTGOWestern Africa	9.53	0.01	90.96	12.68
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	9.38	0.02	2.70	136.23
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	9.07	0.33	23.06	49.42
CubaCUBCaribbean	8.92	0.20	13.58	20.82
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	8.75	0.14	14.15	14.67
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	8.71	0.05	19.43	26.33
GuineaGINWestern Africa	8.41	0.03	35.78	14.20
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8.23	0.24	81.99	19.65
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8.12	0.17	54.39	39.82
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	7.51	0.12	6.00	15.86
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.24	0.17	104.57	75.82
HondurasHNDCentral America	6.86	0.11	29.80	23.79
UruguayURYSouth America	6.69	0.18	38.45	45.63
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	6.62	0.14	5.64	23.97
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.38	0.20	60.12	31.98
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.23	0.21	78.36	37.81
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6.13	0.65	13.44	23.61
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	6.10	1.23	4.41	9.07
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5.34	0.02	68.32	8.33
EcuadorECUSouth America	5.07	0.25	29.74	28.83
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.62	0.03	36.69	15.58
SurinameSURSouth America	4.41	0.79	10.32	40.83
UkraineUKREastern Europe	4.29	0.07	2.73	14.33
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.12	0.07	13.37	14.87
NicaraguaNICCentral America	4.07	0.08	24.65	18.98
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.00	0.05	1.45	19.51
SenegalSENWestern Africa	3.91	0.05	49.14	54.52
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3.90	0.03	10.22	24.29
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3.78	0.03	20.42	16.29
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	3.48	0.41	4.04	13.38
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	3.40	0.04	5.87	20.49
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	3.28	0.49	6.48	5.89
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.27	0.03	27.03	7.91
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	3.19	0.19	19.45	10.88
IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.11	0.17	115.58	25.50
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.11	0.07	188.67	21.05
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	2.77	0.38	1.08	15.36
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.53	0.01	19.61	26.98
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.49	0.38	16.98	15.03
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.26	0.10	58.15	37.54
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.24	0.43	19.55	3.69
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.20	0.08	11.57	9.24
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	1.98	0.17	27.26	20.25
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.65	0.06	63.89	16.39
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.61	0.05	4.40	9.31
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.58	0.41	4.74	6.33
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.48	0.02	0.93	2.09
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.47	0.20	13.06	9.70
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.46	0.03	12.95	10.15
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.36	0.17	10.85	7.54
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.23	0.25	10.08	39.83
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.20	0.20	19.14	9.40
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.00	0.07	5.40	3.72
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.93	0.20	9.79	14.10
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.63	0.01	204.64	21.62
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.49	0.25	2.38	2.89
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.48	0.10	17.45	8.13
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.45	0.08	7.26	14.35
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.38	0.13	2.04	6.04
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.38	0.09	6.59	2.13
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.33	0.06	82.67	50.23
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.32	0.08	3.39	2.62
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.31	0.07	11.25	17.70

02In 2003

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg712.11
Denmark343.45
Ireland166.54
Sweden126.97
Malta118.83

Lowest

Afghanistan0.31
Tajikistan0.32
Somalia0.33
Myanmarshared0.38
Kyrgyzstanshared0.38

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 10.16. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands7.81
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 0.19
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestQatar2,784.76
LowestLiberia0.93
Middle country: 29.71
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg731.19
LowestLiberia2.09
Middle country: 37.68

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+11 / −0countries joined / left
114values changed, of 117 in both
83 · 31rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg676.81 → 712.11+35.30
Malta109.05 → 118.83+9.78
Kuwait72.01 → 81.15+9.14
Trinidad and Tobago45.20 → 51.57+6.37
Antigua and Barbuda114.82 → 117.69+2.87

Fell most

Republic of the Congo143.89 → 109.33−34.56
Qatar110.11 → 104.84−5.27
Cyprus68.36 → 63.19−5.17
Cabo Verde23.76 → 19.60−4.16
Venezuela16.99 → 13.69−3.30

+ Belgium

+ Czechia

+ Denmark

+ Fiji

+ France

+ Honduras

+ Netherlands

+ Poland

+ Romania

+ Sweden

+ Seychelles

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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Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2003.
126 distinct values among 128
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 3.11. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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A higher value is the better result.
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Every one of the 128 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2003). Water-Use Efficiency, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2003

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