Data for 2019

Water-Use Efficiency, 2019

2019, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2019 covers 168 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,224.74; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.32. The middle country reads 15.90. Against 2018, 168 values changed (134 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2019

HighestLuxembourg

1,224.74

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
2019the 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, 2019, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2019: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1,224.74	—	1,578.45	1,206.19
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	500.18	—	236.42	843.57
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	417.46	6.02	266.00	593.34
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	332.80	0.79	478.46	372.25
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	302.21	1.66	1,212.65	573.71
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	231.47	—	256.02	226.92
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	224.44	3.40	83.57	493.75
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	209.95	1.45	1,587.86	297.52
QatarQATWestern Asia	196.92	1.38	2,139.55	151.70
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	156.54	1.43	106.95	212.25
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	144.31	0.28	227.43	148.11
IsraelISRWestern Asia	138.70	2.64	577.96	257.77
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	135.82	0.02	139.33	215.42
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	133.16	0.36	103.54	319.81
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	131.95	2.00	118.87	168.98
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	131.55	0.04	87.72	229.70
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	127.90	1.52	73.20	205.71
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	124.90	2.18	59.61	227.33
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	116.04	1.64	43.34	332.99
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	115.73	4.29	48.59	155.21
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	106.45	0.56	2,794.88	150.58
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	104.87	0.23	215.32	69.83
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	104.69	1.35	25.58	425.92
GabonGABMiddle Africa	100.06	0.28	509.85	79.32
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	89.47	21.57	21.42	312.18
FranceFRAWestern Europe	86.80	1.79	22.17	353.48
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	80.14	1.27	4,414.59	90.53
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	79.82	0.84	164.80	175.27
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	79.35	—	44,048.10	69.01
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	78.38	0.33	112.39	368.54
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	78.22	0.63	1,011.86	71.18
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	74.80	0.09	177.70	101.73
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	68.36	0.11	185.58	122.98
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	63.67	0.89	16.48	180.71
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	61.39	1.13	77.26	154.48
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	60.94	0.02	27.03	318.44
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	58.74	1.87	59.85	62.12
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	58.55	1.28	94.95	204.17
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	58.54	0.92	123.82	152.83
JapanJPNEastern Asia	57.76	0.66	114.10	224.16
PanamaPANCentral America	52.08	0.35	2,821.86	59.86
PolandPOLEastern Europe	50.34	0.11	23.17	163.42
ItalyITASouthern Europe	49.84	0.93	47.05	142.46
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	49.57	0.39	107.66	38.83
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	45.28	0.71	19.90	80.99
OmanOMNWestern Asia	45.13	1.07	171.51	337.99
United StatesUSANorthern America	45.10	0.18	15.69	286.27
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	45.08	5.87	16.86	173.75
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	43.66	0.02	29.45	66.17
FijiFJIMelanesia	43.24	0.45	76.19	115.31
CanadaCANNorthern America	43.20	0.25	13.39	244.70
SpainESPSouthern Europe	40.62	0.51	40.02	210.28
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	40.29	0.04	168.40	52.55
BeninBENWestern Africa	39.15	0.64	73.71	47.67
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	39.02	0.20	49.04	104.24
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	38.82	4.17	30.54	281.33
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	34.92	0.06	154.09	121.10
BelarusBLREastern Europe	34.90	0.07	37.87	55.66
JordanJORWestern Asia	32.96	1.28	255.24	52.83
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	32.57	0.08	192.24	98.02
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	32.03	0.23	69.57	52.32
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	30.76	0.52	19.40	168.44
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	27.72	0.40	10.36	135.99
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.00	0.31	12.58	116.92
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	26.82	0.87	228.87	105.64
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	25.83	0.06	80.21	79.75
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	24.15	3.51	24.95	32.25
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	24.14	2.05	5.10	159.96
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	24.12	0.48	30.64	131.13
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	23.57	0.12	48.78	42.08
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	23.11	1.86	42.67	71.66
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	22.97	0.62	5.80	227.57
BrazilBRASouth America	22.31	0.37	33.44	74.76
TogoTGOWestern Africa	22.03	0.02	174.44	27.10
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	19.74	0.37	212.06	33.36
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	19.48	0.05	14.56	48.92
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	18.49	0.88	22.99	55.01
Costa RicaCRICentral America	18.42	0.42	46.26	55.26
BelizeBLZCentral America	17.79	0.13	13.04	132.57
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	17.34	0.51	61.50	89.83
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	16.79	0.11	17.70	76.45
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	16.72	0.02	9.52	24.08
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	16.62	0.12	32.81	13.50
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	16.41	2.08	8.13	29.22
KenyaKENEastern Africa	15.38	0.14	71.48	85.60
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	14.69	0.95	316.17	24.67
ParaguayPRYSouth America	14.14	0.18	66.96	64.83
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	13.55	0.16	219.11	86.40
BoliviaBOLSouth America	13.51	0.41	275.01	80.07
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	13.39	0.05	184.50	18.45
MexicoMEXCentral America	13.21	0.26	44.53	59.44
HondurasHNDCentral America	13.00	0.22	49.66	47.55
ArgentinaARGSouth America	12.94	0.06	33.08	60.63
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	12.67	0.37	193.64	24.61
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.55	0.19	28.28	38.57
ColombiaCOLSouth America	12.43	0.11	172.86	57.07
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	12.37	0.38	383.20	138.65
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	11.95	0.13	12.01	23.16
UruguayURYSouth America	11.76	0.19	17.29	97.63
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	11.61	0.08	45.32	52.67
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	11.44	0.32	169.87	37.53
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	11.05	0.20	100.38	50.46
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	10.64	0.02	16.08	17.50
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	9.71	0.43	127.07	66.24
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	9.61	0.48	9.84	17.73
EcuadorECUSouth America	9.44	0.55	46.76	49.08
GuineaGINWestern Africa	9.01	0.03	57.89	19.67
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	8.78	0.13	2.77	42.80
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	8.73	0.17	37.23	62.51
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	8.72	1.31	11.40	27.98
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	8.56	3.99	3.00	34.24
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	8.51	0.22	724.31	47.38
SurinameSURSouth America	8.35	1.05	12.40	61.09
HaitiHTICaribbean	8.23	0.24	65.99	43.58
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	8.15	0.04	17.00	32.21
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	8.10	0.06	155.97	21.42
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	7.99	0.91	125.85	44.68
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	7.85	0.36	68.70	18.41
NicaraguaNICCentral America	7.81	0.15	4,453.99	36.99
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	7.72	0.38	50.61	103.05
ChileCHLSouth America	7.16	0.22	37.72	125.94
UkraineUKREastern Europe	7.12	0.06	4.55	24.52
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	7.11	0.06	37.07	32.96
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	7.00	0.10	75.65	9.51
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	6.80	0.33	184.14	96.55
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6.65	0.31	33.09	68.41
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	6.25	0.15	2.29	37.85
VenezuelaVENSouth America	5.79	0.09	104.03	9.18
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	5.71	0.07	34.99	41.93
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	5.66	1.75	91.56	21.42
SenegalSENWestern Africa	5.63	0.07	3,433.50	45.80
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	5.20	0.16	406.26	40.20
PeruPERSouth America	4.97	0.28	17.05	54.72
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.97	0.03	28.45	20.05
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	4.82	0.67	23.78	18.98
YemenYEMWestern Asia	4.78	0.62	57.74	42.52
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	4.34	0.18	10.91	30.52
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	4.21	0.34	43.32	20.04
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.17	0.04	73.72	20.56
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.11	0.15	125.89	37.39
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	4.06	0.30	60.07	33.68
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.81	0.19	45.02	49.28
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.68	0.18	23.65	12.06
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.67	0.11	68.86	57.51
IraqIRQWestern Asia	3.56	0.07	18.71	13.89
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	3.46	0.14	17.05	12.71
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3.36	0.26	34.21	124.55
EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.34	0.02	690.10	40.05
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.18	0.54	35.66	25.76
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2.97	0.17	269.22	58.23
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.71	0.00	59.70	24.21
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.65	0.63	117.14	107.60
GuyanaGUYSouth America	2.61	0.03	69.25	37.68
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	1.98	0.15	23.18	73.59
MaliMLIWestern Africa	1.91	0.05	911.03	56.37
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.89	0.14	55.25	9.51
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	1.80	0.51	16.89	17.42
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.74	0.33	45.87	20.53
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.68	0.33	5.39	6.86
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	1.66	1.02	0.27	25.44
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	1.52	0.28	21.48	34.21
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1.50	0.07	298.09	10.96
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	1.14	0.19	283.85	171.32
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.94	0.10	6.06	19.64
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.94	0.22	5.06	6.32
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	0.90	0.25	1.94	5.00
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.88	0.13	18.22	60.12
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.32	0.04	22.04	45.07

02In 2019

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg1,224.74
Singapore500.18
Switzerland417.46
United Kingdom332.80
Denmark302.21

Lowest

Madagascar0.32
Afghanistan0.88
Tajikistan0.90
Syriashared0.94
Kyrgyzstanshared0.94

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.90. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands21.57
LowestNiger0.00
Middle country: 0.28
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines44,048.10
LowestMontenegro0.27
Middle country: 58.75
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg1,206.19
LowestTajikistan5.00
Middle country: 60.86

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
168values changed, of 168 in both
134 · 34rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg1,122.90 → 1,224.74+101.84
Denmark253.59 → 302.21+48.62
Switzerland403.71 → 417.46+13.75
Malta197.57 → 209.95+12.38
Sweden212.15 → 224.44+12.29

Fell most

Qatar230.04 → 196.92−33.12
Lithuania159.66 → 131.55−28.11
Finland75.04 → 60.94−14.10
Venezuela8.11 → 5.79−2.32
Iraq5.67 → 3.56−2.11

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 2019.
166 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 4.97. 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) (2019). Water-Use Efficiency, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2019

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