Data for 2007

Water-Use Efficiency, 2007

2007, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2007 covers 151 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 966.31; Tajikistan is lowest, at 0.40. The middle country reads 12.65. Against 2006, 144 values changed (126 up, 18 down), 6 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2007

HighestLuxembourg

966.31

LowestTajikistan

0.40

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

151countries
4measures per country
2007the year it describes
147distinct 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, 2007, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2007: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	966.31	0.72	1,187.36	938.81
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	434.58	5.30	1,412.81	456.63
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	286.92	0.45	393.18	329.36
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	279.88	—	1,220.04	209.26
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	149.54	2.18	65.88	292.73
QatarQATWestern Asia	147.68	0.33	4,695.86	100.96
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	142.72	2.96	1,309.08	207.76
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	138.88	1.55	118.78	179.67
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	109.59	0.02	134.59	145.43
IsraelISRWestern Asia	108.59	2.44	375.08	223.18
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	108.41	0.14	201.10	88.61
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	103.90	0.55	102.89	197.30
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	103.77	0.39	2,647.61	102.35
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	100.40	—	54.35	155.04
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	94.16	3.41	65.82	124.13
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	92.81	3.22	33.11	369.24
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	91.62	—	39.44	342.02
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	81.35	0.96	424.43	214.73
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	81.11	0.12	188.65	45.68
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	78.19	1.61	43.26	143.68
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	72.51	1.40	28.27	185.33
GabonGABMiddle Africa	70.18	0.17	434.74	42.80
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	67.35	10.22	93.02	61.75
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	67.25	0.79	2,281.95	138.43
FranceFRAWestern Europe	65.36	1.17	18.19	290.63
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	65.31	1.74	99.08	51.47
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	63.44	2.93	40.71	79.09
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	61.18	1.21	15.81	402.75
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	59.67	54.52	14.56	408.00
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	59.16	0.41	513.54	58.20
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	57.33	0.72	109.92	196.15
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	56.02	0.43	95.93	162.94
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	54.07	0.02	140.03	64.97
ItalyITASouthern Europe	52.86	1.19	37.20	146.72
JapanJPNEastern Asia	52.39	0.61	91.82	200.05
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	43.12	0.05	148.61	74.31
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	39.24	1.20	83.88	97.55
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	36.35	0.01	30.13	49.47
FijiFJIMelanesia	35.62	0.36	58.05	96.78
OmanOMNWestern Asia	34.88	0.47	455.88	176.03
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	34.47	0.90	53.96	73.31
CanadaCANNorthern America	30.78	0.40	10.95	154.56
SpainESPSouthern Europe	30.71	0.39	45.17	133.93
United StatesUSANorthern America	30.45	0.18	11.48	201.37
JordanJORWestern Asia	28.72	0.76	158.07	63.19
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	28.11	3.09	30.46	94.46
BeninBENWestern Africa	27.66	0.34	51.97	37.12
PolandPOLEastern Europe	26.05	0.11	11.91	102.46
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	24.08	0.21	44.04	21.47
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	23.98	0.06	156.04	65.63
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	23.77	0.48	132.69	214.66
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.96	1.40	13.73	73.58
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	20.23	0.03	54.98	30.19
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	19.93	0.63	391.50	74.21
BrazilBRASouth America	19.76	0.30	28.78	55.22
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	19.64	0.23	23.64	142.59
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	19.63	0.16	38.24	35.49
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	19.03	0.26	11.37	73.87
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	18.50	0.18	52.76	46.89
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	17.88	0.12	375.36	31.26
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	17.54	0.43	6.20	88.33
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	16.70	0.11	84.37	47.35
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.67	0.43	164.76	18.03
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	16.40	0.04	57.35	47.93
ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.11	0.44	28.92	39.54
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	15.96	0.06	9.36	51.11
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	15.90	0.18	34.53	12.28
BelizeBLZCentral America	14.74	0.15	13.41	104.82
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	14.61	0.02	7.01	170.51
VenezuelaVENSouth America	13.98	0.28	207.59	28.69
KenyaKENEastern Africa	13.82	0.10	78.15	34.19
CubaCUBCaribbean	13.56	0.11	19.00	30.72
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	13.25	0.19	154.93	18.94
MexicoMEXCentral America	12.84	0.18	48.22	58.65
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	12.65	0.31	10.01	34.13
TogoTGOWestern Africa	12.65	0.01	131.34	14.16
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	12.52	0.37	112.14	68.96
ArgentinaARGSouth America	12.29	0.16	35.96	51.40
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.24	0.71	16.29	35.37
YemenYEMWestern Asia	11.95	0.75	274.86	84.19
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	11.86	1.56	6.96	21.89
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	11.85	0.29	305.91	27.41
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	10.90	0.10	16.42	19.32
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	10.76	0.17	3.74	198.99
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	10.24	0.02	36.60	27.92
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	9.82	0.19	67.17	44.71
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	9.14	0.88	17.46	35.90
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	8.95	0.21	10.39	27.92
HondurasHNDCentral America	8.90	0.15	36.81	31.53
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	8.79	0.06	21.59	28.06
UruguayURYSouth America	7.87	0.16	31.19	54.44
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	7.71	0.10	5.39	16.13
BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.68	0.14	166.23	73.28
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.42	0.03	34.22	13.83
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.08	0.22	36.32	36.35
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	6.74	2.00	5.07	9.53
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6.67	0.03	76.36	10.08
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.58	0.29	61.52	35.27
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.46	0.04	4.41	19.68
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	6.41	0.03	29.69	24.51
EcuadorECUSouth America	6.19	0.29	42.16	27.74
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	5.91	0.12	2.30	26.08
SurinameSURSouth America	5.84	0.93	10.24	36.61
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5.40	0.04	46.65	16.88
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	5.37	0.71	9.72	8.46
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	5.33	0.30	42.15	62.99
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	5.23	0.04	8.00	28.42
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	4.83	0.36	4.12	18.81
ChileCHLSouth America	4.71	0.17	14.76	74.75
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.66	0.27	117.25	58.77
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	4.66	0.41	1.53	23.53
NicaraguaNICCentral America	4.62	0.13	24.75	18.56
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4.61	0.21	36.88	21.36
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	4.50	0.04	22.58	21.17
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.45	0.05	75.29	46.31
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.33	0.08	20.68	15.14
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	4.07	0.09	260.16	26.96
IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.93	0.16	153.49	29.68
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	3.77	0.02	3.21	4.72
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3.31	0.17	15.47	34.77
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.17	0.03	33.27	10.67
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3.00	0.49	30.26	14.54
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2.92	0.25	10.61	15.73
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	2.86	0.18	33.02	17.29
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2.86	0.18	52.27	20.75
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.81	0.11	62.85	38.55
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.58	0.38	22.42	4.36
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.37	0.09	8.63	9.84
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.24	0.13	8.07	16.47
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.09	0.02	301.17	29.07
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.98	0.03	15.10	13.53
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	1.91	0.20	19.31	11.67
IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.89	0.07	10.16	13.12
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.78	0.09	54.93	14.14
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.67	0.33	5.45	6.64
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.60	0.05	9.83	8.14
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.57	0.24	25.06	11.58
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.55	0.25	15.16	50.67
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.51	0.44	70.54	55.41
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.31	0.17	9.49	26.63
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.17	0.23	25.63	14.46
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.80	0.02	387.80	23.30
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.72	0.29	5.02	4.50
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.70	0.14	8.53	11.64
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.69	0.16	12.90	3.66
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.63	0.08	25.30	6.15
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.51	0.11	14.03	28.68
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.51	0.15	1.96	10.24
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.46	0.08	10.96	12.56
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.44	0.07	108.18	65.38
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.40	0.09	3.40	3.60

02In 2007

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg966.31
Denmark434.58
United Kingdom286.92
Ireland279.88
Sweden149.54

Lowest

Tajikistan0.40
Somalia0.44
Madagascar0.46
Kyrgyzstanshared0.51
Afghanistanshared0.51

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 12.65. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands54.52
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 0.21
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestQatar4,695.86
LowestMoldova1.53
Middle country: 36.88
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg938.81
LowestTajikistan3.60
Middle country: 42.80

032006 → 2007

Since 2006

What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+6 / −0countries joined / left
144values changed, of 145 in both
126 · 18rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

United Kingdom183.37 → 286.92+103.55
Luxembourg874.44 → 966.31+91.87
Denmark353.14 → 434.58+81.44
Ireland205.99 → 279.88+73.89
Finland30.13 → 91.62+61.49

Fell most

Republic of the Congo86.99 → 81.11−5.88
Comoros46.61 → 43.12−3.49
Romania22.27 → 19.03−3.24
Lithuania16.17 → 14.61−1.56
Estonia11.79 → 10.76−1.03

+ Chile

+ Croatia

+ Latvia

+ North Macedonia

+ Rwanda

+ Thailand

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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147 distinct values among 151
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 12.65. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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3 empty cells
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2007). Water-Use Efficiency, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2007

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