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Water-Use Efficiency, 2005

2005, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2005 covers 138 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 794.52; Tajikistan is lowest, at 0.35. The middle country reads 11.59. Against 2004, 128 values changed (106 up, 22 down), 8 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2005

HighestLuxembourg

794.52

LowestTajikistan

0.35

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

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Water-Use Efficiency, 2005, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 138 countries · select a heading to sort

Water-Use Efficiency, 2005: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe794.520.68759.14803.55
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe368.203.341,193.00427.00
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe228.57—483.15153.45
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe226.340.61187.43292.74
SwedenSWENorthern Europe138.581.4459.17274.20
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe134.043.211,646.80158.91
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean125.851.4179.59172.08
QatarQATWestern Asia114.720.264,714.9875.56
NorwayNORNorthern Europe109.230.54110.81194.40
IsraelISRWestern Asia94.462.21337.40198.83
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia93.050.512,372.6385.43
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa84.850.10156.2570.23
AustriaAUTWestern Europe84.852.2829.66339.64
FinlandFINNorthern Europe84.28—33.65317.34
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa78.910.14201.8037.56
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia73.35—43.67108.47
CyprusCYPWestern Asia70.391.24448.64231.88
GabonGABMiddle Africa68.400.17439.6439.07
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe66.411.5536.11119.49
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia61.870.941,866.24187.11
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe58.792.1032.6197.12
FranceFRAWestern Europe57.561.0816.21264.99
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean57.412.0888.5944.40
BelgiumBELWestern Europe56.070.6714.70373.12
BahrainBHRWestern Asia53.100.39407.4258.43

02In 2005

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Luxembourg794.52
  2. Denmark368.20
  3. Ireland228.57
  4. United Kingdom226.34
  5. Sweden138.58

Lowest

  1. Tajikistan0.35
  2. Afghanistan0.37
  3. Somalia0.38
  4. Kyrgyzstan0.44
  5. Madagascar0.48

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 11.59. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Agriculture (US$ per m³)

    HighestNetherlands23.57

    LowestLithuania0.00

    Middle country: 0.19

  • Industry (US$ per m³)

    HighestQatar4,714.98

    LowestMoldova1.24

    Middle country: 35.02

  • Services (US$ per m³)

    HighestLuxembourg803.55

    LowestLiberia2.18

    Middle country: 37.77

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +8 / −0countries joined / left
  • 128values changed, of 130 in both
  • 106 · 22rose · fell
  • 2unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Barbados+ Finland+ United Kingdom+ Indonesia+ Laos+ Lithuania+ Norway+ Singapore

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

Read before you use

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 2005.

  • 134 distinct values among 138

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 84.85. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the better result.

  • 3 empty cells

    An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2005). Water-Use Efficiency, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2005

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07Questions

Water-Use Efficiency, 2005: questions and answers

Which country has the highest water-use efficiency in Water-Use Efficiency, 2005?

Luxembourg, at 794.52, of the 138 countries in the file.

What year does Water-Use Efficiency, 2005 describe?

2005.

How many countries does Water-Use Efficiency, 2005 cover?

138.

Where can I download Water-Use Efficiency, 2005?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Water-Use Efficiency, 2005 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Water-Use Efficiency, 2023.

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