Data for 2015

Water-Use Efficiency, 2015

2015, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2015 covers 167 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,223.84; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.32. The middle country reads 15.24. Against 2014, 167 values changed (123 up, 44 down), the same countries are covered.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2015

HighestLuxembourg

1,223.84

LowestMadagascar

0.32

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

167countries
4measures per country
2015the year it describes
164distinct 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, 2015, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2015: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1,223.84	—	3,096.02	1,152.51
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	436.80	—	208.25	734.65
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	385.29	5.15	240.68	550.14
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	319.40	0.74	1,534.22	527.75
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	317.82	0.55	481.94	358.98
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	262.69	—	289.41	268.22
QatarQATWestern Asia	206.35	1.13	801.57	161.51
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	184.88	3.09	73.04	356.68
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	161.19	2.09	1,196.17	246.10
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	149.21	0.35	200.89	178.81
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	142.11	1.62	100.59	190.55
IsraelISRWestern Asia	126.95	2.25	481.17	238.26
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	125.37	0.29	106.30	283.46
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	125.25	0.01	126.58	191.30
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	121.04	0.22	246.45	81.38
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	113.59	0.90	2,606.76	156.86
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	111.52	1.49	69.64	153.56
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	103.87	1.24	59.74	179.81
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	102.64	1.38	24.70	447.36
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	102.49	1.71	45.73	206.85
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	102.23	2.21	36.74	319.24
GabonGABMiddle Africa	91.51	0.20	480.61	70.17
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	90.96	0.04	53.24	195.98
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	85.36	3.12	43.34	111.33
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	82.97	0.08	30.00	371.15
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	81.46	26.66	17.24	453.10
FranceFRAWestern Europe	76.21	1.39	19.03	338.10
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	75.09	1.08	3,700.36	91.65
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	73.71	—	44,864.44	63.17
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	71.81	0.66	846.50	67.29
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	68.05	0.06	157.26	89.10
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	66.29	2.59	67.70	70.00
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	65.23	0.42	89.27	219.04
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	63.65	0.08	195.97	112.10
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	59.24	0.92	102.27	205.67
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	58.43	0.59	263.49	156.39
JapanJPNEastern Asia	55.12	0.63	101.56	218.19
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	53.15	0.91	13.97	150.34
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	52.12	1.03	112.79	135.35
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	50.17	1.07	65.66	122.85
ItalyITASouthern Europe	47.40	0.91	43.94	133.51
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	45.94	0.01	33.79	66.81
OmanOMNWestern Asia	44.13	0.88	195.56	405.99
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	41.53	0.31	99.16	29.70
PanamaPANCentral America	41.53	0.36	2,158.48	47.62
United StatesUSANorthern America	41.25	0.21	14.80	257.08
CanadaCANNorthern America	40.50	0.37	12.41	215.44
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	39.97	4.23	14.57	153.37
PolandPOLEastern Europe	39.46	0.20	17.39	138.90
FijiFJIMelanesia	39.11	0.28	66.24	105.55
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	36.97	0.41	15.53	68.31
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	34.87	0.06	176.66	111.44
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	34.13	0.03	144.73	44.19
SpainESPSouthern Europe	34.03	0.45	33.00	182.34
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	33.62	2.95	27.40	241.95
JordanJORWestern Asia	33.49	1.54	245.20	52.24
BelarusBLREastern Europe	31.40	0.05	53.45	41.08
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	31.13	0.21	49.04	58.16
BeninBENWestern Africa	29.78	0.51	57.16	35.33
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	29.37	0.18	36.42	78.77
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	26.68	0.89	296.17	117.23
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	25.64	0.38	17.85	155.47
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	25.15	2.27	7.44	158.33
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	24.70	0.14	148.84	70.93
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	23.44	0.33	9.48	117.29
BrazilBRASouth America	23.29	0.44	24.20	70.45
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	22.99	0.20	11.53	97.35
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	22.13	0.05	72.03	66.90
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	21.21	0.33	37.64	75.29
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	18.78	0.06	12.82	49.16
TogoTGOWestern Africa	18.60	0.01	173.50	21.70
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	18.19	1.89	40.10	22.74
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	17.51	1.52	32.05	73.33
BelizeBLZCentral America	16.93	0.19	12.57	125.51
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	16.93	0.42	164.19	95.80
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	16.81	0.33	147.33	31.81
KenyaKENEastern Africa	16.46	0.20	91.39	34.70
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.40	0.15	20.41	61.94
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	16.21	0.82	21.00	47.53
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	16.20	0.08	35.51	39.47
Costa RicaCRICentral America	15.70	0.38	40.49	60.74
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.37	0.84	473.48	26.47
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	15.29	0.11	30.27	12.40
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	15.24	0.01	8.56	22.02
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	14.19	1.48	4.86	43.70
VenezuelaVENSouth America	13.81	0.34	198.92	29.10
ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.54	0.08	35.38	62.86
MexicoMEXCentral America	13.12	0.24	45.66	60.18
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	12.83	0.25	131.99	84.06
ColombiaCOLSouth America	12.68	0.14	170.63	50.35
ParaguayPRYSouth America	12.61	0.15	60.68	57.44
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	12.37	0.48	3.08	254.99
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.05	0.20	24.55	38.11
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.60	0.23	105.68	23.98
UruguayURYSouth America	11.37	0.19	22.81	88.49
HondurasHNDCentral America	11.19	0.21	42.70	40.81
BoliviaBOLSouth America	11.04	0.18	238.78	77.02
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	10.65	0.26	117.67	41.27
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	10.40	0.06	53.39	34.47
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	10.16	0.02	13.00	19.46
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	10.09	3.26	5.11	15.40
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	9.92	0.05	128.42	14.13
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	9.55	1.62	15.59	20.42
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	9.41	0.11	9.99	17.95
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	9.11	0.17	54.86	52.72
EcuadorECUSouth America	8.85	0.56	46.93	44.50
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8.60	0.42	119.02	57.10
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	8.49	0.36	220.06	107.63
HaitiHTICaribbean	7.87	0.21	67.99	40.50
GuineaGINWestern Africa	7.77	0.02	38.21	18.40
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	7.70	0.05	8.71	48.78
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	7.69	0.45	11.65	11.03
SurinameSURSouth America	7.67	1.24	9.59	58.67
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	7.44	0.11	2.54	35.42
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	7.22	0.14	81.97	9.81
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	7.22	0.05	102.17	21.56
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.10	3.69	2.14	30.04
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	6.99	0.15	28.57	50.82
NicaraguaNICCentral America	6.97	0.17	105.50	29.41
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.89	0.06	4.08	19.81
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	6.71	0.36	48.09	84.76
ChileCHLSouth America	6.57	0.19	30.61	115.59
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	6.50	0.13	2.48	33.70
YemenYEMWestern Asia	6.31	0.75	72.28	58.00
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	6.24	0.17	448.26	38.65
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	5.98	0.81	85.80	34.22
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	5.95	0.05	27.78	28.71
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	5.78	0.31	28.62	59.03
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	5.56	0.25	182.86	73.53
PeruPERSouth America	5.55	0.29	21.59	62.78
SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.52	0.07	422.96	38.00
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.26	0.05	27.20	21.17
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.80	0.05	47.78	19.46
IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.73	0.13	37.92	81.58
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4.35	0.58	91.20	17.00
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	4.20	0.05	25.63	30.80
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.14	0.25	108.04	39.62
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	4.07	0.24	39.62	48.54
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	3.60	0.13	193.49	32.15
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3.51	0.30	31.71	16.73
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.44	0.00	60.59	23.71
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3.40	0.26	38.41	31.95
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.37	0.11	68.04	50.24
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3.29	0.17	8.43	22.17
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.93	0.02	602.74	35.18
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.78	0.12	10.26	11.38
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.62	0.29	20.01	11.48
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2.57	0.31	24.40	92.95
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2.46	0.38	31.46	19.25
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2.35	0.24	178.59	46.02
GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.26	0.24	47.88	32.12
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.19	0.61	92.96	83.56
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	2.11	1.63	0.28	23.99
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.74	0.35	5.92	6.62
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.49	0.14	41.48	7.56
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.47	0.32	37.16	16.79
MaliMLIWestern Africa	1.46	0.04	582.08	47.30
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.43	0.11	17.50	56.86
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.42	0.47	9.18	14.99
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.26	0.13	22.09	17.82
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1.18	0.08	145.60	10.25
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.97	0.19	4.96	7.08
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.89	0.10	10.22	70.38
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.84	0.14	209.25	126.66
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.78	0.19	5.51	9.07
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.76	0.11	4.49	15.86
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.32	0.05	14.70	26.13

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg1,223.84
Singapore436.80
Switzerland385.29
Denmark319.40
United Kingdom317.82

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.24. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands26.66
LowestNiger0.00
Middle country: 0.26
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines44,864.44
LowestMontenegro0.28
Middle country: 47.88
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg1,152.51
LowestNorth Korea6.62
Middle country: 59.03

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
167values changed, of 167 in both
123 · 44rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Singapore340.53 → 436.80+96.27
Luxembourg1,146.70 → 1,223.84+77.14
Ireland208.90 → 262.69+53.79
Malta141.44 → 161.19+19.75
Qatar189.00 → 206.35+17.35

Fell most

United Kingdom356.32 → 317.82−38.50
Lithuania97.69 → 90.96−6.73
Yemen10.03 → 6.31−3.72
Botswana71.77 → 68.05−3.72
Angola151.82 → 149.21−2.61

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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164 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 41.53. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
4 empty cells
An empty cell means the publisher gave no figure. It is never a zero.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2015). Water-Use Efficiency, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2015

0624 held

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