Data for 2006

Water-Use Efficiency, 2006

2006, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2006 covers 145 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 874.44; Tajikistan is lowest, at 0.36. The middle country reads 11.92. Against 2005, 137 values changed (120 up, 17 down), 7 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2006

HighestLuxembourg

874.44

LowestTajikistan

0.36

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

145countries
4measures per country
2006the year it describes
142distinct 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, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2006: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	874.44	0.60	859.88	879.47
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	353.14	2.59	1,344.17	444.62
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	205.99	—	718.04	175.03
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	183.37	0.54	300.72	307.61
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	145.18	1.72	62.92	285.82
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	139.34	3.30	1,438.36	177.98
QatarQATWestern Asia	134.63	0.31	4,625.75	98.80
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	134.23	1.50	114.75	173.55
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	104.32	0.55	113.55	185.57
IsraelISRWestern Asia	101.42	2.37	353.33	211.40
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	98.75	0.41	2,644.61	87.54
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	93.88	0.12	166.26	82.65
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	88.74	2.62	31.15	354.95
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	86.99	0.12	221.76	41.67
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	86.37	—	50.31	129.13
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	75.61	1.06	426.41	222.11
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	73.19	2.09	45.10	109.48
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	73.16	1.57	40.03	132.05
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	69.40	1.00	26.01	190.02
GabonGABMiddle Africa	67.16	0.16	421.59	40.04
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	66.31	0.83	2,237.83	151.80
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	63.69	1.89	103.05	46.69
FranceFRAWestern Europe	60.41	0.94	16.92	278.14
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	58.18	0.95	14.90	386.88
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	57.09	2.94	35.18	71.76
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	55.57	0.35	467.73	56.47
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	55.39	24.74	13.62	389.50
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	54.96	0.70	115.74	184.78
JapanJPNEastern Asia	51.46	0.62	90.68	195.92
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	51.18	0.02	131.32	61.40
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	50.44	0.39	95.41	156.51
ItalyITASouthern Europe	49.53	1.07	34.07	145.66
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	46.61	0.08	147.34	81.68
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	37.14	1.37	79.09	92.31
FijiFJIMelanesia	36.62	0.36	62.91	98.31
OmanOMNWestern Asia	34.51	0.48	551.57	158.13
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	32.85	0.73	52.94	68.26
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	32.60	0.01	26.58	44.81
CanadaCANNorthern America	30.18	0.40	10.89	151.81
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	30.13	—	36.40	325.07
United StatesUSANorthern America	29.02	0.16	10.89	195.26
SpainESPSouthern Europe	28.95	0.37	41.64	125.49
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	27.42	2.48	31.28	85.47
BeninBENWestern Africa	27.34	0.30	53.62	36.89
JordanJORWestern Asia	26.19	0.57	168.94	59.32
PolandPOLEastern Europe	25.91	0.09	10.90	96.67
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	23.32	0.48	222.56	200.70
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	22.81	0.20	40.73	20.65
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	22.28	0.06	143.63	61.11
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	22.27	0.55	11.85	69.77
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.14	1.12	15.95	66.57
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	19.98	0.03	49.97	29.78
BrazilBRASouth America	19.93	0.30	29.18	52.49
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	19.23	0.24	23.41	147.52
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	19.11	0.64	393.61	74.89
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	18.68	0.15	37.96	33.69
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	17.86	0.15	50.68	45.31
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	17.77	0.41	6.55	85.55
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	17.12	0.11	402.34	26.00
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	16.81	0.11	85.82	45.67
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.45	0.39	160.12	17.04
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	16.17	0.01	5.67	146.87
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	15.81	0.03	58.32	44.89
ColombiaCOLSouth America	15.77	0.42	31.03	37.82
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	15.19	0.17	31.12	12.11
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	14.53	0.05	8.69	46.04
BelizeBLZCentral America	14.23	0.16	12.52	101.85
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	13.92	0.23	166.97	20.12
VenezuelaVENSouth America	13.74	0.26	200.50	23.99
KenyaKENEastern Africa	13.58	0.09	74.33	36.48
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	13.55	0.32	15.19	33.85
MexicoMEXCentral America	12.86	0.18	47.92	59.69
CubaCUBCaribbean	11.92	0.10	17.49	28.82
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	11.83	0.34	107.51	60.06
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	11.79	0.11	3.51	182.85
ArgentinaARGSouth America	11.64	0.13	35.26	47.17
YemenYEMWestern Asia	11.59	0.68	276.29	79.89
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	11.53	0.63	15.49	33.29
TogoTGOWestern Africa	10.66	0.01	96.33	12.58
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	10.40	0.10	15.98	17.74
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	10.35	0.29	131.59	24.14
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	9.23	0.20	60.78	43.32
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	8.32	0.05	20.56	27.18
HondurasHNDCentral America	8.30	0.13	35.43	29.04
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	8.28	1.18	16.17	31.60
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	8.23	0.19	9.82	23.09
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.43	0.03	36.14	12.82
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.41	0.15	148.47	71.55
UruguayURYSouth America	7.39	0.17	33.04	50.11
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	7.32	0.10	5.54	15.10
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.01	0.23	40.81	35.18
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	6.43	1.78	5.00	9.06
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.39	0.25	65.70	34.90
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6.12	0.03	66.68	9.46
EcuadorECUSouth America	6.06	0.28	40.65	27.47
UkraineUKREastern Europe	5.81	0.05	4.01	17.62
SurinameSURSouth America	5.58	0.87	9.80	35.12
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.24	0.03	23.35	20.91
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	5.21	0.10	2.01	23.91
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5.13	0.04	42.70	16.04
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	5.10	0.04	8.35	24.87
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	4.89	0.68	8.40	7.52
NicaraguaNICCentral America	4.46	0.11	23.47	18.58
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	4.38	0.40	3.77	16.76
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.28	0.05	66.36	47.42
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.23	0.25	108.73	52.40
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4.22	0.24	31.31	17.52
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.22	0.08	18.76	14.83
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4.03	0.45	1.37	21.22
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	3.89	0.04	19.63	18.20
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.70	0.08	245.65	23.98
IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.67	0.15	140.40	28.11
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.29	0.03	29.58	9.38
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3.01	0.15	14.56	31.30
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3.00	0.17	64.37	18.85
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2.86	0.23	9.39	15.95
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.80	0.46	27.05	13.62
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.67	0.11	58.89	37.01
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	2.51	0.02	2.11	3.16
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.32	0.08	8.81	9.50
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.30	0.15	22.15	13.70
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.29	0.37	22.32	3.57
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.18	0.12	7.55	18.35
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.01	0.02	282.10	28.23
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.80	0.04	15.05	6.67
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.78	0.08	9.35	11.22
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.78	0.20	18.91	10.32
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.71	0.03	12.53	11.76
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.67	0.37	5.30	6.64
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.64	0.08	49.57	12.56
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.49	0.22	24.42	11.07
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.45	0.44	68.84	51.66
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.38	0.24	13.30	44.66
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.24	0.17	8.12	22.04
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.12	0.22	21.26	14.43
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.74	0.01	385.75	20.56
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.65	0.29	4.74	3.64
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.63	0.12	7.29	11.26
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.62	0.15	10.92	3.31
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.58	0.07	21.81	5.59
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.47	0.08	9.97	10.84
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.46	0.14	1.82	9.15
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.41	0.08	12.34	22.53
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.41	0.07	101.06	60.95
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.36	0.08	3.23	3.04

02In 2006

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg874.44
Denmark353.14
Ireland205.99
United Kingdom183.37
Sweden145.18

Lowest

Tajikistan0.36
Somaliashared0.41
Afghanistanshared0.41
Kyrgyzstan0.46
Madagascar0.47

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 11.92. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands24.74
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 0.21
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestQatar4,625.75
LowestMoldova1.37
Middle country: 35.43
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg879.47
LowestTajikistan3.04
Middle country: 37.82

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+7 / −0countries joined / left
137values changed, of 138 in both
120 · 17rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg794.52 → 874.44+79.92
Qatar114.72 → 134.63+19.91
Slovakia58.79 → 73.19+14.40
Singapore73.35 → 86.37+13.02
Angola84.85 → 93.88+9.03

Fell most

Finland84.28 → 30.13−54.15
United Kingdom226.34 → 183.37−42.97
Ireland228.57 → 205.99−22.58
Denmark368.20 → 353.14−15.06
Norway109.23 → 104.32−4.91

+ Australia

+ Canada

+ Germany

+ Cambodia

+ Sri Lanka

+ Nepal

+ Philippines

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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