Data for 2021

Water-Use Efficiency, 2021

2021, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2021 covers 168 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,394.86; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.28. The middle country reads 16.43. Against 2020, 166 values changed (144 up, 22 down), the same countries are covered.

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Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2021

HighestLuxembourg

1,394.86

LowestMadagascar

0.28

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
2021the year it describes
167distinct 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, 2021, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water-Use Efficiency, 2021: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1,394.86	—	1,181.28	1,390.63
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	683.78	—	342.83	1,066.00
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	434.67	6.03	291.07	610.72
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	324.77	0.90	450.86	365.85
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	313.52	1.05	1,191.23	605.97
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	280.27	—	331.73	264.77
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	240.48	3.11	90.64	546.72
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	240.38	3.34	1,722.75	342.94
QatarQATWestern Asia	194.05	1.52	2,469.76	142.30
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	158.68	1.74	109.51	213.76
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	141.97	1.59	75.22	230.24
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	140.92	0.33	135.66	311.82
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	135.82	0.03	135.34	215.14
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	135.21	2.60	63.24	245.37
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	133.88	0.40	208.85	138.95
IsraelISRWestern Asia	132.21	2.57	592.23	281.01
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	126.02	0.05	78.15	238.61
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	115.09	2.21	104.79	146.89
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	113.84	1.88	42.72	326.09
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	104.23	1.62	18.89	426.50
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	103.64	0.30	195.02	75.71
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	103.22	0.70	2,755.18	143.39
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	103.22	4.37	43.15	138.46
GabonGABMiddle Africa	100.44	0.34	534.86	75.75
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	96.02	27.69	24.24	300.79
FranceFRAWestern Europe	90.31	2.29	22.01	334.58
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	82.66	0.76	160.36	192.90
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	81.63	1.69	4,597.15	86.14
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	79.17	0.44	114.43	393.32
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	77.05	—	43,623.16	66.81
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	76.46	0.61	1,057.14	66.12
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	73.52	0.02	38.34	320.04
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	73.51	0.12	216.79	130.45
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	68.42	0.08	123.90	105.64
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	66.15	0.07	192.00	79.33
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	61.61	0.87	16.57	173.30
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	60.52	1.06	127.35	158.18
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	58.63	1.47	75.98	144.10
JapanJPNEastern Asia	56.60	0.64	118.88	206.80
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	54.59	0.42	127.99	39.78
PolandPOLEastern Europe	52.58	0.11	23.68	174.16
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	52.14	2.02	59.82	51.50
ItalyITASouthern Europe	49.77	0.90	50.29	140.45
PanamaPANCentral America	49.55	0.37	2,447.51	58.86
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	49.34	1.01	84.60	170.85
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	48.05	8.13	17.56	181.79
United StatesUSANorthern America	46.72	0.22	15.81	298.02
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	46.48	1.00	20.46	83.07
OmanOMNWestern Asia	44.48	1.27	170.64	327.68
CanadaCANNorthern America	43.11	0.28	13.14	245.82
BeninBENWestern Africa	42.24	0.76	82.26	50.83
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	41.83	0.22	54.37	110.38
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	41.60	0.05	179.49	53.39
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	40.39	4.51	29.47	271.65
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	40.38	0.02	29.56	58.88
SpainESPSouthern Europe	38.67	0.54	38.98	196.87
FijiFJIMelanesia	34.19	0.48	62.17	90.19
BelarusBLREastern Europe	34.13	0.07	39.94	52.47
JordanJORWestern Asia	33.44	1.43	254.53	53.76
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	33.23	0.03	183.14	104.28
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	31.80	0.25	80.61	47.39
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	29.71	0.54	19.75	157.90
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	27.34	0.46	9.92	141.09
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	26.97	0.06	85.76	82.41
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	26.30	0.92	222.60	103.93
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	26.06	2.14	56.89	71.68
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	25.48	3.58	28.06	33.20
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	24.63	3.33	56.36	25.48
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	24.33	0.54	5.93	261.44
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	24.30	0.27	12.22	110.36
TogoTGOWestern Africa	24.20	0.02	200.21	29.39
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	23.10	0.53	28.91	126.81
BrazilBRASouth America	22.04	0.63	37.09	67.32
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	21.63	0.12	54.60	40.30
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	20.85	3.84	7.70	119.75
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	19.92	0.06	14.80	50.19
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	19.54	0.91	24.88	57.77
BelizeBLZCentral America	18.01	0.16	15.78	129.27
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	17.89	0.15	35.23	14.54
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.44	0.39	227.76	28.43
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	17.28	0.51	73.98	88.01
Costa RicaCRICentral America	17.20	0.45	48.92	41.79
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	17.12	0.01	13.72	22.01
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.48	0.96	335.24	30.18
KenyaKENEastern Africa	16.37	0.15	155.42	82.77
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	15.88	0.14	18.57	68.00
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	15.41	0.14	262.66	88.59
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.84	0.05	209.31	20.16
ParaguayPRYSouth America	14.37	0.21	74.88	62.82
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	13.84	0.46	227.53	25.54
BoliviaBOLSouth America	13.29	0.44	278.19	77.32
HondurasHNDCentral America	13.18	0.23	50.06	48.27
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	13.03	1.78	244.06	31.21
MexicoMEXCentral America	12.65	0.25	43.99	55.96
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.54	0.10	20.25	42.26
ArgentinaARGSouth America	12.52	0.09	34.74	56.70
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	12.17	0.16	11.59	23.90
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	12.10	0.42	391.80	128.97
ColombiaCOLSouth America	11.69	0.12	172.41	61.55
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	11.42	0.08	52.09	44.30
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	11.23	0.23	174.45	35.07
UruguayURYSouth America	11.03	0.22	15.92	93.52
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	10.08	0.02	16.11	15.55
GuineaGINWestern Africa	10.05	0.04	63.27	22.27
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	9.71	0.41	10.28	22.41
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	9.67	0.48	131.17	64.63
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	9.54	0.16	2.61	48.13
EcuadorECUSouth America	9.40	0.57	48.08	48.15
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	9.37	0.24	818.14	51.23
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	9.25	3.16	2.96	34.26
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	9.16	0.21	44.29	61.29
UkraineUKREastern Europe	9.11	0.10	5.55	23.59
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	8.90	0.98	141.39	49.83
NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.33	0.16	5,566.95	36.85
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	8.21	0.38	73.24	19.17
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	8.05	0.06	12.35	31.94
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	7.77	0.07	143.83	20.91
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	7.73	0.29	2.76	39.15
HaitiHTICaribbean	7.67	0.24	68.67	38.59
ChileCHLSouth America	7.44	0.21	46.77	121.86
PeruPERSouth America	7.40	0.41	43.47	35.31
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	7.34	0.38	50.73	94.96
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	7.06	0.12	63.73	32.45
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	6.96	0.06	37.23	31.94
SurinameSURSouth America	6.84	0.89	11.54	45.94
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6.73	0.37	33.61	68.31
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	6.37	0.38	136.65	95.52
SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.08	0.08	3,779.50	48.97
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	5.79	0.08	37.23	41.83
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	5.77	1.53	167.31	21.63
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	5.70	0.10	34.60	8.86
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	5.52	0.20	399.01	44.32
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.04	0.77	21.96	20.93
GuyanaGUYSouth America	4.95	0.04	213.85	44.55
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.80	0.04	36.63	16.18
YemenYEMWestern Asia	4.79	0.62	57.20	42.88
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.70	0.34	157.29	38.21
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	4.27	0.37	45.10	19.71
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	4.17	0.29	68.85	32.41
VenezuelaVENSouth America	4.00	0.12	56.99	8.48
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	3.98	0.20	8.09	26.57
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.93	0.12	69.14	64.08
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.76	0.17	42.93	51.43
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	3.74	0.16	18.11	13.86
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	3.63	0.04	66.92	22.38
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3.54	0.30	36.42	128.79
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.52	0.17	26.52	11.86
EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.41	0.02	704.86	40.93
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.32	0.61	40.07	25.47
IraqIRQWestern Asia	3.13	0.05	21.06	10.22
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.88	0.00	63.37	25.73
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2.82	0.16	261.06	55.06
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.72	0.35	21.15	54.15
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.67	0.65	106.77	109.24
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.48	0.71	19.28	20.62
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	2.21	0.06	845.89	8.38
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2.09	0.16	25.46	76.24
MaliMLIWestern Africa	2.05	0.05	930.34	62.19
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.88	0.15	54.32	9.42
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.83	0.40	44.91	21.19
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.59	0.36	5.04	6.26
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	1.15	0.19	285.45	172.38
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	1.11	0.82	0.15	24.53
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.10	0.31	2.40	5.16
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.96	0.24	6.25	5.97
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.91	0.12	5.33	19.38
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.64	0.13	12.13	41.59
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.28	0.04	22.57	58.06

02In 2021

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg1,394.86
Singapore683.78
Switzerland434.67
United Kingdom324.77
Denmark313.52

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 16.43. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands27.69
LowestNiger0.00
Middle country: 0.34
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines43,623.16
LowestMontenegro0.15
Middle country: 58.51
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestLuxembourg1,390.63
LowestTajikistan5.16
Middle country: 60.09

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
166values changed, of 168 in both
144 · 22rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg1,189.98 → 1,394.86+204.88
Singapore485.82 → 683.78+197.96
Sweden188.70 → 240.48+51.78
Malta205.70 → 240.38+34.68
Ireland246.31 → 280.27+33.96

Fell most

Australia92.37 → 79.17−13.20
Estonia26.66 → 24.33−2.33
Fiji36.13 → 34.19−1.94
El Salvador23.26 → 21.63−1.63
Belarus35.51 → 34.13−1.38

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.

The site’s method

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 2021.
167 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 103.22. 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.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2021). Water-Use Efficiency, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2021

0624 held

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07Questions