Data for 2009

Water-Use Efficiency, 2009

2009, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2009 covers 154 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 992.64; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.40. The middle country reads 11.84. Against 2008, 151 values changed (87 up, 64 down), the same countries are covered.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2009

HighestLuxembourg

992.64

LowestMadagascar

0.40

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
2009the year it describes
151distinct values2 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Water-Use Efficiency, 2009, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2009: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	992.64	0.39	1,277.87	969.10
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	369.37	1.91	1,438.18	490.42
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	291.44	0.44	321.56	338.18
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	248.88	—	366.09	204.49
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	178.21	2.73	1,232.24	264.52
QatarQATWestern Asia	171.62	0.50	4,540.95	120.06
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	139.44	1.93	52.47	286.75
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	123.84	1.26	108.40	159.59
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	123.84	—	63.68	195.82
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	117.21	0.19	160.86	138.22
IsraelISRWestern Asia	116.28	3.19	346.35	239.88
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	109.55	0.47	106.52	212.51
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	107.81	1.88	67.54	149.36
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	99.91	1.16	497.77	415.14
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	96.46	0.43	2,377.45	105.84
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	94.70	0.15	218.28	54.08
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	91.52	2.21	31.04	343.74
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	84.05	0.02	83.91	112.08
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	84.03	0.23	30.22	349.65
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	80.94	0.98	41.01	154.09
FranceFRAWestern Europe	70.88	1.19	18.57	298.39
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	68.61	0.41	92.39	174.36
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	68.10	1.13	22.83	195.84
GabonGABMiddle Africa	66.84	0.17	365.55	48.84
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	65.17	0.86	2,308.48	112.71
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	62.73	0.79	14.49	425.32
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	62.35	0.53	527.28	61.78
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	62.02	1.93	82.95	54.89
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	61.36	0.92	114.51	210.47
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	60.92	4.23	71.78	59.13
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	60.75	2.36	37.69	76.33
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	59.85	30.65	13.67	416.66
JapanJPNEastern Asia	49.67	0.59	84.28	196.93
ItalyITASouthern Europe	49.49	0.91	35.00	141.25
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	47.14	0.03	96.55	67.66
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	47.11	0.06	158.03	81.63
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	40.61	0.93	86.93	100.85
OmanOMNWestern Asia	37.80	0.55	386.29	208.32
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	37.57	0.02	26.67	55.61
FijiFJIMelanesia	36.40	0.29	62.66	97.79
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	35.83	0.86	50.76	82.85
JordanJORWestern Asia	34.00	1.01	234.48	61.85
CanadaCANNorthern America	32.20	0.40	9.85	170.69
United StatesUSANorthern America	31.57	0.17	10.75	206.75
SpainESPSouthern Europe	30.51	0.32	38.63	153.21
PolandPOLEastern Europe	29.82	0.07	13.48	115.36
BeninBENWestern Africa	27.77	0.41	51.43	35.95
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	27.63	2.91	25.09	116.74
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	25.46	0.26	52.97	20.67
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	24.73	0.05	142.86	72.35
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	24.32	2.14	12.12	92.45
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	23.04	0.40	150.28	173.41
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	22.88	0.01	6.61	181.06
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	21.81	0.72	336.40	90.49
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	21.55	0.25	20.68	152.56
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	21.37	0.20	38.32	38.66
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	21.09	0.05	71.92	29.95
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	19.95	0.24	12.80	54.14
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	18.54	0.19	50.43	48.09
BrazilBRASouth America	18.33	0.28	25.68	57.37
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	17.51	0.04	59.29	51.99
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	17.49	0.15	84.19	54.56
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	17.23	0.17	44.52	11.89
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	17.07	0.37	5.59	88.64
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.98	0.59	146.56	21.04
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	15.97	0.15	256.80	40.91
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	15.94	0.07	8.27	54.25
BelizeBLZCentral America	14.89	0.14	14.29	104.54
VenezuelaVENSouth America	14.01	0.45	176.08	33.14
ColombiaCOLSouth America	13.45	0.32	43.41	39.92
TogoTGOWestern Africa	13.09	0.01	117.03	15.50
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	13.01	0.30	202.24	27.28
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.91	0.75	16.67	37.68
KenyaKENEastern Africa	12.91	0.13	67.06	29.06
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	12.51	0.10	20.34	22.95
YemenYEMWestern Asia	12.43	1.01	246.52	94.41
MexicoMEXCentral America	11.86	0.19	41.42	55.97
ArgentinaARGSouth America	11.81	0.10	32.54	52.33
CubaCUBCaribbean	11.72	0.14	20.65	32.31
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	11.63	0.12	2.84	192.03
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	11.07	0.17	145.22	15.11
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	11.00	0.36	86.31	72.00
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	10.67	1.01	21.02	40.97
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10.46	0.41	4.57	33.68
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	10.44	0.07	46.60	25.88
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	10.14	0.20	65.73	45.94
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.91	0.06	23.14	30.56
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	9.66	0.21	8.05	47.23
HondurasHNDCentral America	9.33	0.15	35.36	34.22
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	8.99	0.67	7.89	22.94
UruguayURYSouth America	8.81	0.15	32.47	60.33
BoliviaBOLSouth America	8.61	0.17	205.25	81.49
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	7.75	0.15	5.14	16.33
PeruPERSouth America	7.61	0.36	72.87	55.45
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.24	0.02	36.27	13.83
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	7.07	0.03	84.74	10.47
HaitiHTICaribbean	6.95	0.31	59.79	35.01
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	6.86	2.30	3.75	10.29
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	6.83	0.04	28.57	29.08
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.74	0.19	25.71	38.03
EcuadorECUSouth America	6.61	0.38	40.02	31.31
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	6.45	1.29	11.32	10.79
SurinameSURSouth America	6.44	1.02	10.64	42.33
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.33	0.06	2.54	28.61
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	5.92	0.31	63.98	33.76
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	5.82	0.05	8.30	29.74
UkraineUKREastern Europe	5.53	0.03	3.01	18.54
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	5.46	0.02	5.02	6.60
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	5.43	0.05	46.85	17.35
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	5.37	0.32	41.43	64.28
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	5.01	0.29	1.35	25.85
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	4.95	0.30	3.81	16.52
ChileCHLSouth America	4.94	0.17	14.29	86.91
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.93	0.32	114.38	64.70
NicaraguaNICCentral America	4.72	0.14	26.39	19.05
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	4.66	0.05	24.48	21.51
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.63	0.09	21.40	17.43
SenegalSENWestern Africa	4.54	0.06	91.04	42.46
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	4.35	0.11	268.68	29.08
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.00	0.15	141.85	32.94
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	3.89	0.20	104.86	55.02
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	3.82	0.23	18.13	39.50
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.72	0.20	55.54	37.18
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.66	0.60	47.08	21.16
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.37	0.03	52.14	16.53
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	3.28	0.52	41.16	14.78
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.98	0.39	13.87	5.60
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	2.97	0.28	13.77	14.55
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	2.89	0.09	63.19	40.88
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	2.87	0.19	44.06	23.50
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	2.58	0.04	11.84	14.37
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.50	0.09	9.26	10.29
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	2.36	0.15	7.29	19.55
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.31	0.04	14.53	16.73
IraqIRQWestern Asia	2.26	0.09	11.82	21.34
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.19	0.01	308.34	30.89
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2.06	0.25	17.35	13.69
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.96	0.11	57.97	16.67
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	1.90	0.28	18.50	64.02
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	1.72	0.25	25.68	12.73
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.70	0.33	5.94	6.37
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	1.69	0.49	77.84	62.47
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.34	0.15	10.63	34.89
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.22	0.26	32.63	13.87
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.95	0.02	485.38	26.91
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.88	0.16	18.88	4.62
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	0.87	0.29	6.25	6.62
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.85	0.08	58.76	8.08
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	0.85	0.10	16.76	9.61
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.61	0.12	3.37	12.31
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.57	0.11	11.14	37.21
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.50	0.08	123.30	74.48
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.49	0.10	3.62	4.87
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.40	0.07	11.46	14.04

02In 2009

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg992.64
Denmark369.37
United Kingdom291.44
Ireland248.88
Malta178.21

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 11.84. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands30.65
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.24
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestQatar4,540.95
LowestMoldova1.35
Middle country: 41.43
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg969.10
LowestMyanmar4.62
Middle country: 46.58

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
151values changed, of 154 in both
87 · 64rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Ireland226.89 → 248.88+21.99
Italy32.85 → 49.49+16.64
Malta163.09 → 178.21+15.12
Singapore112.14 → 123.84+11.70
Republic of the Congo86.56 → 94.70+8.14

Fell most

Latvia103.85 → 84.05−19.80
Antigua and Barbuda140.38 → 123.84−16.54
Cyprus112.88 → 99.91−12.97
United Kingdom300.55 → 291.44−9.11
Croatia69.55 → 60.92−8.63

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2009.
151 distinct values among 154
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 123.84. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
2 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2009). Water-Use Efficiency, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2009

0624 held

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