Data for 2017

Water-Use Efficiency, 2017

2017, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2017 covers 168 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,273.64; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.32. The middle country reads 14.27. Against 2016, 167 values changed (128 up, 39 down), the same countries are covered.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2017

HighestLuxembourg

1,273.64

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
2017the year it describes
166distinct 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, 2017, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2017: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1,273.64	—	3,857.55	1,190.50
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	474.73	—	221.63	803.77
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	399.42	5.64	252.05	568.88
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	322.34	0.75	466.10	360.12
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	307.29	1.27	1,717.46	560.16
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	234.87	—	250.42	237.58
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	202.47	3.15	78.12	414.15
QatarQATWestern Asia	200.59	1.53	2,681.81	135.09
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	178.65	1.52	1,340.06	281.31
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	148.03	0.05	147.02	215.41
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	147.69	1.72	100.66	200.45
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	142.53	0.37	196.84	167.08
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	132.13	0.01	130.54	217.47
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	129.86	0.38	104.95	305.38
IsraelISRWestern Asia	128.28	3.10	524.04	237.91
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	119.06	1.83	92.42	157.62
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	114.41	2.41	52.77	220.71
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	110.06	1.55	60.37	196.12
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	108.70	1.97	40.45	323.43
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	104.90	0.23	200.01	75.63
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	101.87	3.88	42.89	136.57
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	101.53	0.76	2,543.37	149.60
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	95.49	1.57	23.12	431.89
GabonGABMiddle Africa	94.84	0.25	462.82	78.60
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	90.72	28.73	20.81	348.31
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	90.60	0.04	35.99	385.94
FranceFRAWestern Europe	81.50	1.62	20.31	336.36
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	78.72	1.27	4,113.61	91.94
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	76.54	—	47,890.70	65.29
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	76.45	0.63	950.52	71.55
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	73.63	0.08	228.77	88.00
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	68.50	0.39	104.23	346.72
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	67.05	0.09	184.69	120.36
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	65.03	0.71	125.67	154.96
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	59.25	0.72	15.32	168.18
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	58.99	2.69	60.86	61.93
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	58.68	0.99	99.80	204.01
JapanJPNEastern Asia	57.00	0.71	107.43	226.01
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	55.29	1.00	123.53	139.65
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	55.18	1.23	72.13	135.16
ItalyITASouthern Europe	49.06	0.95	46.35	139.10
PanamaPANCentral America	48.12	0.34	2,616.45	55.22
OmanOMNWestern Asia	45.90	1.06	164.17	513.66
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	44.91	0.02	27.60	70.75
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	44.63	0.36	104.25	32.65
PolandPOLEastern Europe	43.82	0.24	18.63	153.05
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	43.17	0.48	19.40	75.27
United StatesUSANorthern America	42.65	0.21	14.93	270.30
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	42.06	3.74	15.59	161.34
FijiFJIMelanesia	42.02	0.41	72.18	112.80
CanadaCANNorthern America	40.77	0.29	12.75	230.38
SpainESPSouthern Europe	37.64	0.52	38.37	193.46
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	36.96	4.40	28.99	283.99
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	35.78	0.04	147.03	47.05
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	34.39	0.19	41.26	93.33
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	34.37	0.07	150.76	117.75
BeninBENWestern Africa	33.90	0.60	59.51	42.16
JordanJORWestern Asia	33.25	1.45	286.05	53.33
BelarusBLREastern Europe	32.03	0.07	35.14	55.73
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	31.14	0.21	54.48	56.06
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	29.22	1.03	299.22	115.35
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	29.03	0.48	18.66	156.57
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	27.78	0.12	159.16	84.89
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	25.88	1.98	7.28	165.34
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	25.20	0.28	12.12	113.56
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	24.24	0.40	9.10	124.52
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	23.94	0.06	74.30	73.92
Costa RicaCRICentral America	22.39	0.47	46.49	207.01
BrazilBRASouth America	22.16	0.39	29.37	69.33
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	21.64	0.26	26.35	122.78
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	20.31	1.64	37.26	69.00
TogoTGOWestern Africa	20.14	0.01	168.50	24.37
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	19.31	1.59	98.65	21.93
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	19.24	0.09	41.05	40.27
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	18.74	0.06	13.67	46.49
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.94	0.35	173.05	34.07
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	17.52	3.58	15.24	24.39
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	17.18	0.84	21.41	51.04
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	16.63	0.45	55.55	86.51
BelizeBLZCentral America	16.59	0.16	11.95	123.81
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	16.49	0.01	7.41	25.07
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	16.31	0.12	31.18	13.45
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.10	0.15	18.02	60.77
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	14.56	0.88	324.62	23.47
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	13.97	0.20	247.24	83.52
KenyaKENEastern Africa	13.92	0.13	43.64	85.11
ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.65	0.07	32.55	65.57
ParaguayPRYSouth America	13.65	0.18	66.97	61.54
MexicoMEXCentral America	13.28	0.27	55.55	54.13
BoliviaBOLSouth America	12.66	0.36	271.46	79.65
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.33	0.20	27.52	37.98
ColombiaCOLSouth America	12.24	0.13	165.70	55.43
HondurasHNDCentral America	12.04	0.24	47.39	43.34
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	12.00	0.65	2.96	274.68
UruguayURYSouth America	11.93	0.16	18.92	98.00
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	11.73	0.28	122.96	36.65
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	11.40	0.20	83.37	60.25
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.34	0.32	129.09	22.57
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	11.27	0.05	149.36	15.87
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	10.38	0.12	11.39	19.63
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10.22	1.90	2.89	45.44
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	10.16	0.37	282.01	123.65
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	9.74	0.41	14.84	14.85
EcuadorECUSouth America	9.40	0.58	49.71	47.35
VenezuelaVENSouth America	9.33	0.48	109.57	22.69
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	9.27	0.01	13.34	16.05
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	9.25	0.08	34.29	43.67
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	9.14	0.42	122.55	61.67
GuineaGINWestern Africa	8.82	0.03	55.84	18.88
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	8.42	1.22	19.65	21.85
HaitiHTICaribbean	8.11	0.24	65.38	42.82
NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.00	0.15	217.40	35.97
SurinameSURSouth America	7.83	1.25	13.18	50.60
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	7.80	0.12	2.67	37.08
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	7.78	0.15	31.82	56.74
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.73	4.66	2.58	32.40
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	7.63	0.06	144.65	20.31
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	7.53	0.30	80.00	17.17
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	7.32	0.04	8.67	50.25
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	7.24	0.37	49.92	93.99
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	6.97	0.12	69.69	9.62
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	6.93	0.20	533.66	41.07
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	6.88	0.85	103.26	38.96
ChileCHLSouth America	6.83	0.23	36.58	118.99
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6.40	0.31	34.53	62.97
UkraineUKREastern Europe	6.35	0.06	4.69	21.02
SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.26	0.08	2,492.20	40.63
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	6.18	0.30	211.85	79.87
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	6.13	0.06	32.85	28.09
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	6.01	0.17	2.20	35.33
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	5.52	0.04	64.49	26.79
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	5.17	0.06	30.87	38.20
PeruPERSouth America	5.16	0.27	18.82	62.43
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.97	0.08	28.29	19.40
YemenYEMWestern Asia	4.76	0.60	54.75	43.26
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.59	0.26	140.64	40.43
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4.39	0.62	20.36	17.91
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	4.37	0.14	332.13	34.31
IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.32	0.07	19.15	80.94
NigerNERWestern Africa	4.01	0.00	58.18	23.69
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.88	0.19	44.30	50.42
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	3.82	0.32	39.64	17.91
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	3.61	0.31	43.61	32.53
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3.57	0.19	5.97	27.84
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.51	0.11	66.46	54.81
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.26	0.30	19.72	9.39
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.92	0.15	11.87	11.52
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	2.92	0.28	28.60	107.61
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	2.83	0.45	35.05	22.23
EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.82	0.02	582.64	33.82
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2.79	0.18	210.27	57.58
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.35	0.60	99.32	93.72
GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.28	0.04	56.13	34.35
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	1.82	1.20	0.28	24.36
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.75	0.12	19.52	66.39
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.74	0.37	5.77	6.64
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.68	0.14	47.81	8.53
MaliMLIWestern Africa	1.67	0.04	724.89	51.66
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.59	0.33	38.07	18.84
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.45	0.49	9.80	15.72
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.30	0.16	19.66	20.72
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1.21	0.07	124.45	11.06
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	1.08	0.18	267.54	161.76
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.04	0.30	1.30	6.93
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.88	0.22	5.25	5.66
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.84	0.10	5.26	17.60
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.77	0.11	10.29	58.17
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.32	0.05	17.53	34.17

02In 2017

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg1,273.64
Singapore474.73
Switzerland399.42
United Kingdom322.34
Denmark307.29

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 14.27. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands28.73
LowestNiger0.00
Middle country: 0.30
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines47,890.70
LowestMontenegro0.28
Middle country: 53.63
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg1,190.50
LowestSyria5.66
Middle country: 61.61

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
167values changed, of 168 in both
128 · 39rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Lithuania119.82 → 148.03+28.21
Singapore450.96 → 474.73+23.77
Malta164.14 → 178.65+14.51
Germany102.15 → 114.41+12.26
North Macedonia7.93 → 19.31+11.38

Fell most

Luxembourg1,295.43 → 1,273.64−21.79
Ireland255.14 → 234.87−20.27
Kuwait111.96 → 101.53−10.43
Belgium99.78 → 95.49−4.29
Republic of the Congo108.50 → 104.90−3.60

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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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 2017.
166 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 13.65. 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) (2017). Water-Use Efficiency, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2017

0624 held

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