Data for 2016

Water-Use Efficiency, 2016

2016, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2016 covers 168 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,295.43; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.32. The middle country reads 13.38. Against 2015, 164 values changed (117 up, 47 down), 1 country joined.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2016

HighestLuxembourg

1,295.43

LowestMadagascar

0.32

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

168countries
4measures per country
2016the year it describes
163distinct 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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2016: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1,295.43	—	5,250.96	1,195.54
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	450.96	—	206.69	767.89
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	394.01	5.80	247.36	561.83
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	313.85	0.72	447.58	351.64
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	301.40	0.94	1,493.09	541.56
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	255.14	—	250.54	277.04
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	193.64	2.91	75.00	385.11
QatarQATWestern Asia	190.27	1.05	604.64	181.16
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	164.14	2.21	1,223.64	248.71
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	149.81	2.62	100.38	199.86
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	143.79	0.36	198.80	168.38
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	128.33	0.40	95.35	324.15
IsraelISRWestern Asia	124.94	2.11	1,002.35	240.85
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	121.44	0.01	123.31	209.15
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	119.82	0.04	84.63	204.81
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	116.00	1.57	80.78	156.84
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	111.96	0.85	2,481.08	167.92
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	108.50	0.23	176.61	89.64
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	105.34	1.94	38.88	320.02
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	104.01	1.52	57.79	187.87
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	102.15	1.91	45.51	209.09
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	99.78	1.44	23.51	439.91
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	96.54	3.26	46.93	126.81
GabonGABMiddle Africa	93.02	0.24	457.44	76.51
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	87.32	0.08	33.25	377.31
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	86.97	23.11	19.84	455.88
FranceFRAWestern Europe	81.72	1.27	20.50	344.85
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	77.79	1.22	3,951.98	93.77
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	75.26	—	46,171.80	64.41
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	73.37	0.69	867.62	70.90
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	68.10	0.06	236.61	83.33
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	67.95	0.44	75.03	225.94
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	64.08	0.09	190.14	113.61
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	61.66	2.58	62.26	65.48
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	60.83	0.83	14.57	161.63
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	59.75	0.97	100.01	208.32
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	58.40	0.79	459.40	144.10
JapanJPNEastern Asia	55.83	0.70	102.90	221.74
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	53.47	0.98	116.62	136.92
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	52.27	1.14	67.14	129.50
ItalyITASouthern Europe	48.10	0.83	45.26	135.89
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	46.85	0.02	31.32	71.29
OmanOMNWestern Asia	45.61	1.06	157.16	526.49
PanamaPANCentral America	45.18	0.35	2,403.30	52.26
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	42.14	0.33	99.43	30.52
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	41.78	4.31	15.21	161.18
United StatesUSANorthern America	41.63	0.19	14.58	263.83
CanadaCANNorthern America	40.22	0.33	11.89	223.65
FijiFJIMelanesia	40.20	0.39	71.32	107.06
PolandPOLEastern Europe	40.10	0.26	17.71	142.48
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	37.59	0.39	15.76	69.90
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	35.40	3.88	27.01	283.70
SpainESPSouthern Europe	35.29	0.49	34.50	181.19
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	34.87	0.06	164.15	115.54
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	33.01	0.04	131.71	44.00
JordanJORWestern Asia	32.97	1.49	276.47	53.87
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	31.92	0.18	39.99	85.32
BeninBENWestern Africa	31.60	0.55	58.61	38.42
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	30.83	0.21	43.87	59.45
BelarusBLREastern Europe	30.16	0.06	31.81	51.58
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	28.20	1.02	274.97	120.12
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	27.15	0.42	17.96	157.09
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	25.58	1.91	7.71	161.59
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	25.08	0.15	135.74	79.03
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	24.50	0.19	12.03	101.70
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	23.94	0.45	8.78	125.77
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	23.13	0.06	72.46	71.13
BrazilBRASouth America	21.70	0.42	24.41	68.82
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	20.36	0.36	21.71	126.16
TogoTGOWestern Africa	19.44	0.01	167.40	23.31
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	18.95	1.63	33.84	66.42
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	18.19	0.06	12.63	44.91
Costa RicaCRICentral America	17.74	0.44	43.11	73.79
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	17.73	0.09	38.13	40.62
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.08	0.34	170.29	33.19
BelizeBLZCentral America	17.03	0.15	13.39	125.10
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	16.69	0.81	21.43	49.14
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	16.37	0.39	58.34	84.69
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.15	0.15	18.72	61.41
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	15.78	0.12	31.13	12.82
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	15.53	0.01	6.14	24.16
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	15.01	0.91	306.88	25.42
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	13.86	3.38	11.77	19.22
KenyaKENEastern Africa	13.63	0.13	37.44	87.26
ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.13	0.09	32.42	62.22
MexicoMEXCentral America	13.13	0.26	45.44	60.30
ParaguayPRYSouth America	12.99	0.18	63.13	58.80
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	12.81	0.20	231.25	80.73
ColombiaCOLSouth America	12.72	0.15	176.27	53.30
BoliviaBOLSouth America	12.18	0.30	248.75	82.30
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.10	0.20	25.32	37.96
UruguayURYSouth America	11.71	0.19	20.85	93.62
HondurasHNDCentral America	11.58	0.22	44.29	42.24
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.55	0.28	112.50	23.75
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	11.54	0.55	2.86	252.11
VenezuelaVENSouth America	11.27	0.46	130.96	28.00
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	11.00	0.25	150.03	41.72
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	10.55	0.05	138.28	14.94
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	9.99	1.70	16.68	22.14
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	9.94	0.07	43.80	40.02
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	9.69	0.11	12.72	17.23
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	9.51	0.02	12.30	18.06
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	9.26	0.36	249.38	114.71
EcuadorECUSouth America	8.81	0.53	45.31	45.05
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8.74	0.37	117.93	59.05
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	8.70	0.18	39.39	55.49
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	8.69	1.86	2.13	65.84
GuineaGINWestern Africa	8.49	0.02	48.29	18.99
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	8.04	0.45	12.88	10.62
HaitiHTICaribbean	7.94	0.22	65.31	41.66
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	7.93	1.83	93.82	22.29
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	7.56	0.10	2.65	36.47
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	7.56	0.05	123.11	21.51
NicaraguaNICCentral America	7.51	0.15	145.89	32.59
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.49	4.46	2.23	31.50
SurinameSURSouth America	7.49	1.22	8.90	58.44
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.44	0.15	29.73	54.66
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	7.22	0.31	75.72	16.46
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	7.07	0.14	68.06	9.83
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.98	0.05	8.03	46.51
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	6.95	0.35	48.77	89.25
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.93	0.06	4.31	20.54
ChileCHLSouth America	6.74	0.22	35.13	118.83
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	6.66	0.20	2.48	34.34
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	6.61	0.18	495.15	39.93
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	6.45	0.83	96.52	36.38
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6.05	0.29	31.36	60.85
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	6.00	0.27	205.45	78.01
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	5.96	0.06	31.64	27.45
SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.85	0.07	740.06	39.21
PeruPERSouth America	5.38	0.28	19.84	63.59
YemenYEMWestern Asia	5.32	0.65	62.76	48.20
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.20	0.07	28.11	20.66
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.91	0.04	48.62	21.09
IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.88	0.12	39.72	83.40
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	4.63	0.06	28.02	34.15
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.47	0.26	128.19	40.88
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4.44	0.63	83.27	18.11
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.92	0.20	36.91	49.63
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	3.89	0.13	281.88	31.35
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3.64	0.32	37.70	17.04
NigerNERWestern Africa	3.49	0.00	57.94	23.14
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3.49	0.17	8.46	22.38
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3.45	0.28	43.57	30.71
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.43	0.11	68.34	51.86
EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.19	0.02	660.89	38.30
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.96	0.13	11.26	12.03
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2.73	0.30	25.77	100.94
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	2.72	0.26	19.97	10.94
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2.65	0.41	33.23	20.78
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2.62	0.19	208.56	52.84
GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.30	0.03	59.78	33.51
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.19	0.59	90.47	85.39
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	1.94	1.38	0.29	23.98
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.81	0.37	6.21	6.80
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.57	0.14	43.53	8.02
MaliMLIWestern Africa	1.56	0.04	644.26	49.42
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.55	0.12	18.00	61.07
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.52	0.32	36.22	17.93
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.52	0.51	9.13	15.67
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1.26	0.07	156.90	10.96
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.25	0.14	20.72	18.35
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.98	0.16	245.32	147.67
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.92	0.21	7.81	11.86
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.91	0.18	4.92	6.54
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.79	0.10	4.99	16.37
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.76	0.11	9.75	57.30
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.32	0.05	15.96	29.82

02In 2016

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg1,295.43
Singapore450.96
Switzerland394.01
United Kingdom313.85
Denmark301.40

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 13.38. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands23.11
LowestNiger0.00
Middle country: 0.28
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines46,171.80
LowestMontenegro0.29
Middle country: 46.22
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg1,195.54
LowestSyria6.54
Middle country: 60.96

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
164values changed, of 167 in both
117 · 47rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg1,223.84 → 1,295.43+71.59
Lithuania90.96 → 119.82+28.86
Singapore436.80 → 450.96+14.16
Seychelles85.36 → 96.54+11.18
Sweden184.88 → 193.64+8.76

Fell most

Denmark319.40 → 301.40−18.00
Qatar206.35 → 190.27−16.08
Republic of the Congo121.04 → 108.50−12.54
North Macedonia18.19 → 7.93−10.26
Ireland262.69 → 255.14−7.55

+ São Tomé and Príncipe

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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One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2016.
163 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 13.13. 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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0624 held

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