Data for 2008

Water-Use Efficiency, 2008

2008, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2008 covers 154 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 997.02; Tajikistan is lowest, at 0.44. The middle country reads 12.28. Against 2007, 150 values changed (123 up, 27 down), 3 countries joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2008

HighestLuxembourg

997.02

LowestTajikistan

0.44

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

154countries
4measures per country
2008the year it describes
151distinct 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, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2008: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	997.02	0.57	1,264.63	969.13
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	364.18	1.76	1,597.80	466.47
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	300.55	0.54	430.68	332.73
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	226.89	—	573.04	211.17
QatarQATWestern Asia	164.48	0.45	5,306.17	88.12
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	163.09	1.99	1,446.28	239.91
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	147.06	2.06	60.54	294.39
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	140.38	1.50	120.70	181.53
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	118.13	0.14	219.60	96.23
IsraelISRWestern Asia	113.55	2.63	368.61	233.37
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	112.88	1.63	506.11	327.06
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	112.14	—	56.32	178.46
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	109.95	5.21	74.60	147.34
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	109.35	0.46	119.44	195.11
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	104.23	0.29	2,971.91	90.18
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	103.85	0.02	120.03	136.40
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	95.22	3.22	33.31	382.18
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	92.38	0.15	38.61	355.64
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	86.56	0.11	224.96	39.84
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	83.66	1.37	43.74	156.84
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	72.87	1.38	27.25	197.32
FranceFRAWestern Europe	71.13	1.68	18.89	293.94
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	69.55	6.64	85.82	66.00
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	69.46	0.71	2,657.28	117.03
GabonGABMiddle Africa	69.24	0.14	451.61	38.47
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	66.79	1.53	109.65	48.12
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	62.90	0.92	15.52	430.23
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	62.40	50.06	15.62	413.77
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	62.15	0.42	101.04	165.55
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	61.79	0.40	604.32	54.35
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	61.79	2.68	41.18	76.40
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	60.80	0.74	117.73	207.72
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	55.60	0.03	134.71	71.21
JapanJPNEastern Asia	52.17	0.61	92.51	201.11
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	45.82	0.05	151.81	79.60
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	40.32	1.02	85.83	100.54
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	38.73	0.01	34.03	50.80
OmanOMNWestern Asia	36.51	0.41	468.56	163.94
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	36.11	0.94	57.51	75.60
FijiFJIMelanesia	36.03	0.31	60.74	97.23
ItalyITASouthern Europe	32.85	1.07	38.34	146.15
CanadaCANNorthern America	32.17	0.46	11.69	160.12
SpainESPSouthern Europe	31.98	0.37	43.21	143.65
United StatesUSANorthern America	31.40	0.19	11.60	205.35
JordanJORWestern Asia	30.44	0.86	228.67	59.80
PolandPOLEastern Europe	29.42	0.08	12.58	108.87
BeninBENWestern Africa	28.13	0.40	49.33	37.94
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	27.39	2.50	28.61	102.62
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	24.95	0.24	51.51	20.39
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	24.94	0.05	173.09	65.96
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	23.82	0.44	138.27	196.23
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	23.67	1.48	13.21	84.90
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	23.11	0.02	8.16	184.44
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	21.60	0.58	429.86	68.77
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	21.13	0.23	22.90	148.35
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	20.48	0.18	41.46	35.70
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	20.35	0.03	61.77	30.08
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	19.78	0.33	11.68	74.28
BrazilBRASouth America	19.24	0.30	28.96	55.98
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	18.91	0.21	56.29	47.23
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	17.98	0.43	6.18	91.66
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	17.27	0.10	345.18	28.89
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	17.19	0.13	86.57	50.53
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	17.09	0.04	60.20	49.72
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	16.83	0.06	9.79	54.14
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.71	0.40	174.54	17.72
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	16.54	0.18	39.50	12.07
ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.04	0.45	28.37	39.01
BelizeBLZCentral America	14.88	0.14	15.57	102.03
VenezuelaVENSouth America	14.78	0.34	225.74	29.20
KenyaKENEastern Africa	13.14	0.11	72.03	30.79
MexicoMEXCentral America	12.99	0.19	48.57	59.45
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.77	0.71	17.08	36.90
TogoTGOWestern Africa	12.68	0.01	123.94	14.54
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	12.51	0.16	162.78	17.29
ArgentinaARGSouth America	12.49	0.16	35.99	53.31
YemenYEMWestern Asia	12.43	0.79	303.35	83.22
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.13	0.11	19.98	31.83
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	11.92	0.23	3.38	203.10
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	11.89	0.40	109.32	75.33
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	11.68	0.35	6.55	34.69
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	11.57	0.10	18.36	20.70
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	10.62	0.05	43.70	27.25
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	10.32	0.24	282.56	23.71
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	10.26	0.18	73.99	44.86
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	9.76	0.95	7.62	22.27
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	9.72	0.97	19.72	36.15
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	9.59	0.23	8.91	39.13
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.48	0.06	24.11	29.17
HondurasHNDCentral America	9.41	0.18	37.98	33.61
PeruPERSouth America	8.85	0.39	163.81	54.93
UruguayURYSouth America	8.35	0.18	32.87	56.62
BoliviaBOLSouth America	8.04	0.15	195.04	73.69
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	7.60	0.13	5.32	15.88
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.52	0.02	38.15	13.71
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.02	0.21	31.10	37.72
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	6.90	2.17	4.36	10.12
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.75	0.29	62.83	34.47
EcuadorECUSouth America	6.72	0.31	49.68	28.53
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	6.60	0.03	32.46	23.31
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	6.55	0.04	73.45	9.98
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.52	0.04	4.12	20.57
SurinameSURSouth America	6.26	0.88	11.85	37.96
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.04	0.04	8.88	27.36
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	5.95	0.11	2.40	26.99
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	5.91	0.80	10.91	9.63
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	5.40	0.33	42.96	63.14
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5.36	0.04	45.14	17.06
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5.21	0.25	52.31	25.41
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.20	0.36	1.68	25.89
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	5.02	0.30	3.83	20.26
ChileCHLSouth America	4.89	0.16	13.64	85.72
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.82	0.31	114.15	62.39
NicaraguaNICCentral America	4.80	0.14	27.00	18.40
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	4.58	0.02	4.13	5.58
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.52	0.06	79.91	45.07
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	4.44	0.05	21.12	21.28
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.41	0.08	20.89	15.97
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	4.21	0.10	281.28	27.24
IranIRNSouthern Asia	3.97	0.14	153.72	30.57
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	3.58	0.19	95.31	50.84
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3.56	0.22	16.85	36.78
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.40	0.58	42.34	19.80
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.33	0.17	40.64	25.19
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.29	0.03	43.99	12.84
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3.18	0.49	36.41	14.79
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.06	0.40	21.63	5.15
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2.96	0.26	12.36	14.92
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2.87	0.19	50.51	21.42
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.85	0.10	62.23	39.93
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.34	0.10	9.34	9.36
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.30	0.15	7.50	16.73
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.14	0.03	14.15	15.33
IraqIRQWestern Asia	2.13	0.06	12.60	15.02
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2.00	0.20	20.59	12.20
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.88	0.04	6.23	11.85
EritreaERIEastern Africa	1.87	0.01	326.47	24.40
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.83	0.10	54.82	14.97
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.72	0.29	16.52	56.03
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.71	0.35	6.00	6.30
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.63	0.24	25.04	12.05
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.62	0.45	77.24	60.04
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.33	0.16	10.07	30.86
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.22	0.24	32.71	14.13
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.86	0.02	398.51	25.94
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.81	0.09	15.71	9.11
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.78	0.15	15.91	4.12
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.78	0.28	5.68	5.57
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.72	0.09	40.95	6.79
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.56	0.14	2.90	10.85
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.49	0.08	12.37	30.59
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.46	0.07	12.87	14.04
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.46	0.08	115.34	69.76
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.44	0.10	3.44	4.16

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg997.02
Denmark364.18
United Kingdom300.55
Ireland226.89
Qatar164.48

Lowest

Tajikistan0.44
Somaliashared0.46
Madagascarshared0.46
Afghanistan0.49
Kyrgyzstan0.56

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 12.28. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands50.06
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.23
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestQatar5,306.17
LowestMoldova1.68
Middle country: 41.90
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg969.13
LowestMyanmar4.12
Middle country: 39.89

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
150values changed, of 151 in both
123 · 27rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Cyprus81.35 → 112.88+31.53
Luxembourg966.31 → 997.02+30.71
Malta142.72 → 163.09+20.37
Qatar147.68 → 164.48+16.80
Slovakia94.16 → 109.95+15.79

Fell most

Denmark434.58 → 364.18−70.40
Ireland279.88 → 226.89−52.99
Italy52.86 → 32.85−20.01
Latvia109.59 → 103.85−5.74
Sweden149.54 → 147.06−2.48

+ Bangladesh

+ Bhutan

+ Peru

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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