Data for 2004

Water-Use Efficiency, 2004

2004, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2004 covers 130 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 754.84; Tajikistan is lowest, at 0.34. The middle country reads 10.52. Against 2003, 126 values changed (97 up, 29 down), 2 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2004

HighestLuxembourg

754.84

LowestTajikistan

0.34

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

130countries
4measures per country
2004the year it describes
129distinct 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, 2004, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2004: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	754.84	1.03	704.17	767.77
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	343.82	3.71	1,051.23	413.51
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	170.99	0.02	359.71	157.14
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	132.86	1.70	58.18	262.15
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	122.65	2.79	1,840.29	142.51
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	118.25	1.15	67.06	164.74
QatarQATWestern Asia	114.56	0.34	3,659.59	89.70
IsraelISRWestern Asia	89.58	1.74	318.55	192.52
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	87.97	0.10	245.14	37.40
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	86.43	0.63	2,016.74	89.72
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	82.19	2.33	28.92	327.74
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	74.26	0.13	128.07	72.66
GabonGABMiddle Africa	68.56	0.18	401.37	46.99
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	63.52	1.16	1,785.45	206.16
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	60.85	1.65	32.97	109.01
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	58.98	1.08	477.86	236.76
FranceFRAWestern Europe	56.33	1.12	16.45	258.05
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	54.57	2.15	78.30	45.72
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	54.36	16.76	13.13	367.72
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	53.68	0.62	14.24	362.55
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	51.96	2.48	27.88	89.35
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	50.53	0.43	348.02	60.49
JapanJPNEastern Asia	49.41	0.67	89.13	186.71
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	47.56	2.85	27.34	60.85
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	44.46	0.07	146.95	77.25
ItalyITASouthern Europe	44.33	1.08	30.16	142.74
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	44.31	0.02	101.25	59.20
FijiFJIMelanesia	36.48	0.35	66.26	97.95
OmanOMNWestern Asia	34.51	0.66	790.75	168.35
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	33.13	1.40	74.28	76.31
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	31.37	2.82	41.43	94.94
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	30.42	0.71	49.35	62.72
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	29.50	0.01	23.57	41.04
BeninBENWestern Africa	27.30	0.21	48.94	41.44
SpainESPSouthern Europe	27.04	0.45	36.41	118.98
United StatesUSANorthern America	26.47	0.18	9.55	183.50
JordanJORWestern Asia	23.78	0.60	140.36	52.62
PolandPOLEastern Europe	23.11	0.08	9.57	87.27
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	21.57	0.60	265.85	184.81
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	20.44	0.19	40.30	17.41
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	20.24	0.05	108.86	59.76
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	20.03	0.03	44.81	29.01
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	19.62	0.81	24.97	56.67
BrazilBRASouth America	18.48	0.34	28.06	50.19
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	18.33	0.81	377.27	82.35
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	17.61	0.19	24.63	123.82
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	17.08	0.30	174.69	27.25
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.66	0.17	51.58	40.66
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	16.61	0.15	38.69	29.13
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.69	0.43	127.49	18.91
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	15.62	0.10	77.64	40.09
ColombiaCOLSouth America	15.58	0.37	36.53	36.57
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	15.43	0.32	5.99	75.50
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	15.07	0.04	56.83	45.62
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	14.89	0.17	344.26	30.06
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	14.28	0.26	35.98	33.71
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	14.03	1.02	7.53	42.40
VenezuelaVENSouth America	13.89	0.25	165.99	21.15
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	13.77	0.17	26.66	11.29
BelizeBLZCentral America	13.28	0.16	10.79	96.68
KenyaKENEastern Africa	12.98	0.08	68.48	42.88
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	12.60	0.08	7.30	40.57
MexicoMEXCentral America	12.20	0.18	42.23	56.30
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	11.65	0.69	15.25	35.79
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	10.57	0.34	91.24	53.55
YemenYEMWestern Asia	10.46	0.71	234.47	72.37
ArgentinaARGSouth America	10.13	0.13	29.41	40.72
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	9.67	0.02	2.77	148.84
CubaCUBCaribbean	9.44	0.18	14.15	22.29
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	9.22	0.11	14.43	15.43
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	8.72	0.27	107.03	20.50
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	8.49	0.19	55.57	41.26
TogoTGOWestern Africa	8.46	0.01	70.69	10.87
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	8.12	0.05	19.05	25.89
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.99	0.03	34.57	13.83
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.41	0.17	119.89	75.49
HondurasHNDCentral America	7.25	0.13	30.77	25.38
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	7.13	0.13	5.75	14.73
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	7.04	0.18	6.64	23.93
UruguayURYSouth America	6.69	0.21	35.24	45.13
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6.63	0.75	13.28	26.34
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.32	0.21	50.57	31.08
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	6.22	1.47	5.37	8.67
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.19	0.20	69.54	36.89
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	5.56	0.02	67.64	8.51
EcuadorECUSouth America	5.44	0.24	32.75	28.36
UkraineUKREastern Europe	5.04	0.08	3.23	16.30
SurinameSURSouth America	4.82	0.75	10.67	38.49
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	4.80	0.03	38.51	15.53
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.74	0.02	18.68	22.31
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	4.38	0.06	1.49	21.01
NicaraguaNICCentral America	4.24	0.09	24.11	18.90
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.09	0.05	57.18	51.54
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.08	0.08	14.79	14.67
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	3.69	0.04	6.41	23.32
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	3.68	0.50	6.84	6.36
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	3.64	0.42	3.88	13.61
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	3.53	0.19	23.39	12.59
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.29	0.08	202.23	22.13
IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.28	0.16	122.68	25.33
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.23	0.03	27.39	7.72
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	3.21	0.41	1.20	17.66
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3.03	0.05	16.72	13.19
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.57	0.42	20.47	13.89
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.39	0.08	56.65	36.67
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.32	0.01	306.80	33.49
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.19	0.08	9.85	9.07
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2.18	0.18	29.75	19.62
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.76	0.01	1.41	2.27
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	1.75	0.35	15.24	2.86
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.67	0.02	6.22	9.33
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.61	0.41	4.92	6.30
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.59	0.19	14.61	10.29
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.58	0.07	53.83	13.16
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.55	0.09	7.50	8.75
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.49	0.03	11.30	10.49
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	1.43	0.16	12.16	8.01
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.31	0.20	21.66	10.12
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.18	0.23	10.31	38.12
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	0.99	0.22	12.50	14.36
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.58	0.01	211.31	19.07
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.56	0.07	21.80	5.44
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.53	0.25	3.13	2.98
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.48	0.10	6.15	7.60
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.46	0.08	7.96	13.92
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.44	0.10	7.92	2.45
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.42	0.13	2.38	7.13
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.36	0.08	11.86	19.47
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.36	0.06	89.09	53.71
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.34	0.07	3.39	3.13

02In 2004

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg754.84
Denmark343.82
Ireland170.99
Sweden132.86
Malta122.65

Lowest

Tajikistan0.34
Somaliashared0.36
Afghanistanshared0.36
Kyrgyzstan0.42
Myanmar0.44

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 10.52. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands16.76
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 0.19
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestQatar3,659.59
LowestMoldova1.20
Middle country: 32.86
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg767.77
LowestLiberia2.27
Middle country: 36.78

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
126values changed, of 128 in both
97 · 29rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg712.11 → 754.84+42.73
Qatar104.84 → 114.56+9.72
Slovakia44.37 → 51.96+7.59
Angola67.73 → 74.26+6.53
Sweden126.97 → 132.86+5.89

Fell most

Republic of the Congo109.33 → 87.97−21.36
Cyprus63.19 → 58.98−4.21
Seychelles51.43 → 47.56−3.87
Cabo Verde19.60 → 17.08−2.52
New Zealand33.82 → 31.37−2.45

+ Timor-Leste

+ Yemen

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 2004.
129 distinct values among 130
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 0.36. 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 130 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2004). Water-Use Efficiency, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2004

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