Data for 2022

Water-Use Efficiency, 2022

2022, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water-Use Efficiency, 2022 covers 168 countries on 4 measures. Luxembourg is highest, at 1,362.56; Madagascar is lowest, at 0.27. The middle country reads 15.67. Against 2021, 167 values changed (132 up, 35 down), the same countries are covered.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Water-Use Efficiency · Data for 2022

HighestLuxembourg

1,362.56

LowestMadagascar

0.27

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
2022the year it describes
165distinct values2 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Water-Use Efficiency, 2022, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 168 countries · select a heading to sort

Water-Use Efficiency, 2022: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	1,362.56	—	3,563.39	1,344.54
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	1,007.94	—	532.17	1,405.89
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	444.42	6.10	283.71	630.95
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	340.99	0.88	484.78	382.28
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	325.14	0.90	1,429.25	629.78
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	290.56	—	345.13	249.11
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	252.13	3.42	1,787.74	347.73
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	244.31	2.95	93.89	552.18
QatarQATWestern Asia	190.53	1.41	2,745.92	115.34
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	159.59	1.61	115.15	209.12
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	154.31	0.06	138.70	249.65
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	147.19	0.04	152.27	229.70
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	146.67	0.36	183.27	255.82
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	143.87	2.81	68.47	257.03
IsraelISRWestern Asia	141.63	2.56	669.66	295.62
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	135.49	1.66	67.96	236.68
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	133.45	0.49	202.18	142.96
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	124.87	2.28	111.81	160.04
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	120.12	2.23	43.54	348.22
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	116.82	5.31	48.74	156.72
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	109.41	0.28	233.36	69.56
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	107.55	0.63	3,327.36	125.85
GabonGABMiddle Africa	104.48	0.32	615.46	68.98
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	98.42	24.07	26.11	298.90
FranceFRAWestern Europe	95.09	1.95	24.92	352.77
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	94.68	1.80	21.43	509.68
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	88.82	0.65	151.48	205.17
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	82.75	1.23	5,455.43	83.58
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	81.41	—	50,905.88	69.45
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	79.42	0.60	1,178.26	64.59
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	77.89	0.43	101.52	401.55
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	77.86	0.02	43.49	322.86
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	76.92	0.09	260.60	77.86
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	75.43	0.12	228.35	133.25
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	66.27	0.92	18.81	183.98
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	64.14	1.48	86.43	153.85
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	62.45	0.95	132.23	163.02
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	61.17	0.41	149.04	42.81
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	58.77	0.85	103.16	203.73
JapanJPNEastern Asia	58.28	0.65	113.34	232.11
PolandPOLEastern Europe	56.01	0.15	24.97	184.42
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	55.61	9.01	21.65	178.72
PanamaPANCentral America	54.89	0.41	2,722.99	65.12
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	54.31	1.71	72.32	48.24
ItalyITASouthern Europe	52.33	0.97	53.38	146.90
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	50.56	1.17	23.25	87.48
OmanOMNWestern Asia	49.09	1.23	215.05	314.75
United StatesUSANorthern America	47.83	0.27	16.75	303.00
BeninBENWestern Africa	45.98	0.76	90.29	55.22
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	45.10	0.23	61.90	116.55
CanadaCANNorthern America	44.85	0.32	13.43	256.70
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	44.06	0.05	188.37	56.80
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	41.87	3.74	32.27	286.18
SpainESPSouthern Europe	41.51	0.48	41.05	212.67
FijiFJIMelanesia	40.87	0.48	69.66	109.75
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	40.68	0.02	28.89	60.20
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	34.76	0.06	215.22	101.49
JordanJORWestern Asia	34.27	1.48	267.18	54.63
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	33.17	0.08	148.01	106.50
BelarusBLREastern Europe	32.95	0.08	39.36	49.39
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	32.67	0.27	81.71	49.11
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	31.82	0.51	21.19	169.34
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	28.70	0.89	290.79	94.39
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	28.39	0.07	99.64	82.77
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	26.93	3.78	31.91	33.98
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	26.48	2.17	58.62	72.29
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	26.17	0.49	9.57	142.05
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	25.61	3.40	55.62	26.89
TogoTGOWestern Africa	25.47	0.02	212.13	30.86
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	25.03	0.31	13.05	120.73
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	24.12	0.55	29.08	136.54
BrazilBRASouth America	22.98	0.59	38.59	69.72
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	21.18	0.63	80.12	117.19
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	20.39	0.94	26.35	60.02
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	20.25	0.68	4.57	295.52
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	19.72	0.06	14.92	49.20
BelizeBLZCentral America	19.32	0.17	15.71	140.88
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	18.22	0.60	0.80	134.92
Costa RicaCRICentral America	18.01	0.45	51.38	43.79
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.91	0.42	222.56	28.08
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	17.85	0.15	34.68	14.60
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	16.78	0.02	13.52	21.52
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	16.72	0.94	474.52	26.69
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	15.82	0.16	17.00	67.62
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	15.51	0.17	261.17	91.41
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	14.90	0.52	263.36	26.68
KenyaKENEastern Africa	14.66	0.15	129.09	85.32
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	14.56	0.06	214.78	19.23
ParaguayPRYSouth America	14.45	0.21	74.63	63.47
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	13.71	1.92	240.44	32.58
HondurasHNDCentral America	13.62	0.27	50.94	50.03
BoliviaBOLSouth America	13.55	0.43	286.44	78.61
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	13.50	0.80	10.71	26.38
ArgentinaARGSouth America	13.38	0.08	37.62	60.29
MexicoMEXCentral America	13.30	0.28	50.42	58.12
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	13.20	0.16	11.98	26.22
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	12.68	0.42	414.83	134.01
CubaCUBCaribbean	12.50	0.09	21.02	41.78
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	12.40	0.07	71.39	33.30
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.99	0.05	61.86	40.02
ColombiaCOLSouth America	11.87	0.14	204.01	57.61
UkraineUKREastern Europe	11.82	0.03	4.40	28.93
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	11.79	0.23	179.39	35.90
UruguayURYSouth America	11.38	0.21	15.51	97.07
GuineaGINWestern Africa	10.35	0.04	60.30	24.20
PeruPERSouth America	10.29	0.56	222.06	55.49
EcuadorECUSouth America	10.17	0.54	54.76	51.34
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	10.08	0.40	142.32	67.11
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	9.74	0.14	2.78	50.25
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	9.71	0.01	18.53	11.50
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	9.64	0.22	46.96	64.12
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	9.53	1.01	154.25	53.11
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	9.08	2.31	2.68	34.73
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	9.02	0.23	787.84	49.33
GuyanaGUYSouth America	8.65	0.05	472.53	45.46
NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.53	0.17	5,575.42	38.00
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	8.32	0.07	160.92	21.92
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	8.20	0.40	72.44	19.16
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	8.02	0.07	12.65	26.23
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	7.64	0.33	2.74	39.69
ChileCHLSouth America	7.62	0.21	49.14	123.27
HaitiHTICaribbean	7.59	0.24	78.37	35.38
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	7.52	0.40	51.54	97.69
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	7.16	0.06	38.04	32.94
SurinameSURSouth America	6.99	0.83	14.04	41.48
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	6.77	0.37	160.40	99.44
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	6.47	0.10	36.28	9.62
SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.32	0.09	4,031.36	50.35
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	6.30	0.33	31.79	63.73
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	6.20	0.11	55.24	28.81
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	5.90	0.21	440.16	46.53
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	5.69	0.10	34.76	41.50
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.37	0.78	24.69	21.88
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.19	0.04	29.87	21.28
IranIRNSouthern Asia	4.86	0.36	169.85	38.05
YemenYEMWestern Asia	4.86	0.63	58.36	43.39
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	4.51	0.34	67.11	37.06
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	4.50	0.36	49.54	20.23
VenezuelaVENSouth America	4.35	0.12	64.06	8.90
IraqIRQWestern Asia	4.33	0.03	37.19	9.71
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	4.20	1.61	69.28	22.01
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	4.20	0.20	7.74	27.74
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.98	0.15	52.15	45.74
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	3.96	0.12	71.96	63.42
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	3.89	0.17	19.02	14.36
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	3.88	0.17	21.03	15.46
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	3.85	0.30	40.31	139.47
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	3.66	0.03	102.07	17.44
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	3.55	0.62	41.13	28.08
EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.50	0.02	723.38	42.00
NigerNERWestern Africa	2.97	0.00	64.46	26.72
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	2.90	0.37	24.55	54.16
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	2.83	0.66	114.05	117.92
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	2.78	0.16	251.97	54.67
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	2.59	0.69	30.28	21.91
MaliMLIWestern Africa	2.20	0.05	973.54	67.92
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	2.17	0.18	27.22	77.16
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.95	0.15	57.88	9.59
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.95	0.41	52.97	22.04
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	1.73	0.06	588.91	7.93
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	1.65	0.98	0.21	26.33
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.59	0.35	5.39	5.90
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	1.20	0.34	2.57	5.66
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	1.18	0.20	293.25	177.08
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	0.99	0.12	5.98	21.01
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	0.95	0.25	4.05	6.53
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	0.60	0.12	13.19	37.22
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.27	0.02	24.50	55.99

02In 2022

At either end

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

Highest

Luxembourg1,362.56
Singapore1,007.94
Switzerland444.42
United Kingdom340.99
Denmark325.14

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.67. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Agriculture (US$ per m³)
HighestNetherlands24.07
LowestNiger0.00
Middle country: 0.34
Industry (US$ per m³)
HighestSaint Vincent and the Grenadines50,905.88
LowestMontenegro0.21
Middle country: 64.26
Services (US$ per m³)
HighestSingapore1,405.89
LowestTajikistan5.66
Middle country: 61.86

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
167values changed, of 168 in both
132 · 35rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Singapore683.78 → 1,007.94+324.16
Lithuania126.02 → 154.31+28.29
United Kingdom324.77 → 340.99+16.22
Seychelles103.22 → 116.82+13.60
Malta240.38 → 252.13+11.75

Fell most

Namibia68.42 → 33.17−35.25
Luxembourg1,394.86 → 1,362.56−32.30
El Salvador21.63 → 11.99−9.64
Belgium104.23 → 94.68−9.55
Czechia141.97 → 135.49−6.48

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

Read before you use

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 2022.
165 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 4.86. 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

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
168 rows · 7.4 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download water-use-efficiency-2022-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
FAO’s own file, on its own site.
SDG_BulkDownloads_E_All_Data_(Normalized).zip

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2022). Water-Use Efficiency, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-use-efficiency/2022

0624 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Water-Use Efficiency, 2021
168 countries
The year after ›
Water-Use Efficiency, 2023
168 countries
All of them
Water-Use Efficiency: every year
24 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions