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Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter)

· higher is better · 170 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2023
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League table

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  1. 1Luxembourg1,378.2
  2. 2Singapore1,013.5
  3. 3Switzerland448
  4. 4United Kingdom337.1
  5. 5Denmark325.8
  6. 6Malta264.7
  7. 7Sweden245.6
  8. 8Ireland233.7
  9. 9Qatar196.1
  10. 10Slovak Republic165.4
  11. 11Lithuania165.3
  12. 12Czechia149.7
  13. 13Latvia148.5
  14. 14Israel147.8
  15. 15Germany145.8
  16. 16Norway142.2
  17. 17Angola132.9
  18. 18Antigua and Barbuda128.5
  19. 19Austria119.4
  20. 20Seychelles116.8
  21. 21Netherlands110.8
  22. 22Gabon106
  23. 23Kuwait105.6
  24. 24Congo, Rep.105.2
  25. 25France100.5
  26. 26Belgium96
  27. 27United Arab Emirates90.6
  28. 28Cyprus88.3
  29. 29St. Vincent and the Grenadines86
  30. 30Comoros83.8
  31. 31Bahrain82.5
  32. 32Australia81.8
  33. 33Finland77.5
  34. 34Botswana76.5
  35. 35Iceland71.6
  36. 36Malaysia67.2
  37. 37Congo, Dem. Rep.66.6
  38. 38Korea, Rep.63.9
  39. 39Barbados61.7
  40. 40Japan59.3
  41. 40Panama59.3
  42. 41Poland56.8
  43. 42Trinidad and Tobago54
  44. 43Italy52.6
  45. 44Croatia51
  46. 45Slovenia50.3
  47. 46Oman49.8
  48. 47Benin49.7
  49. 48United States49.3
  50. 49Cote d'Ivoire48.9
  51. 50Uganda46.4
  52. 51Canada45.4
  53. 52Fiji43.6
  54. 53Spain42.6
  55. 54New Zealand41.7
  56. 55Lesotho40.8
  57. 56Jordan35.3
  58. 57Namibia34.9
  59. 58Ghana34.7
  60. 59Nigeria33.8
  61. 60Belarus33.4
  62. 61Portugal32.8
  63. 62Sierra Leone30.7
  64. 63West Bank and Gaza30.2
  65. 64Estonia30
  66. 65Puerto Rico (US)29.5
  67. 66Cameroon29
  68. 67Hungary28.5
  69. 68Saudi Arabia28.2
  70. 69China27.6
  71. 70Togo27.4
  72. 71Mongolia27
  73. 72Jamaica26.4
  74. 73Romania25.9
  75. 74Brazil25
  76. 75Greece21.5
  77. 76Guatemala21
  78. 77Belize20.7
  79. 78Russian Federation20.5
  80. 79Mauritius19.4
  81. 79Lebanon19.4
  82. 80Costa Rica19
  83. 81Liberia18.1
  84. 82Central African Republic17.3
  85. 83Algeria17.1
  86. 84Turkiye16.2
  87. 85South Africa16
  88. 86Rwanda15.7
  89. 87Burkina Faso15.3
  90. 88Paraguay15
  91. 89Georgia14.5
  92. 90Kenya14.5
  93. 91Albania14.2
  94. 92Honduras14.2
  95. 93Bolivia13.9
  96. 94Gambia, The13.7
  97. 95Mexico13.6
  98. 96Argentina13.3
  99. 97Cambodia13.1
  100. 98Chad12.3
  101. 99Cuba11.9
  102. 100Colombia11.8
  103. 101Uruguay11.8
  104. 102El Salvador11.8
  105. 103Guyana11.6
  106. 104Tunisia11.5
  107. 105Ukraine10.8
  108. 106Guinea10.7
  109. 107Ecuador10.3
  110. 107Bulgaria10.3
  111. 108Morocco10.3
  112. 109Bangladesh10.1
  113. 110Peru10
  114. 111South Sudan9.8
  115. 111Dominican Republic9.8
  116. 112Moldova9.1
  117. 113Nicaragua9
  118. 114Tanzania8.9
  119. 115Mozambique8.7
  120. 116Kazakhstan8.6
  121. 117Sao Tome and Principe8.2
  122. 118Serbia7.7
  123. 119Thailand7.7
  124. 119Chile7.7
  125. 120Haiti7.6
  126. 121Burundi7.5
  127. 122Suriname7.1
  128. 123Bhutan7.1
  129. 124Cabo Verde6.8
  130. 125Libya6.8
  131. 126Senegal6.5
  132. 127Ethiopia6.5
  133. 128Sri Lanka6.1
  134. 129Malawi5.9
  135. 130Egypt, Arab Rep.5.6
  136. 131Zambia5.3
  137. 132Iran, Islamic Rep.5.2
  138. 133Mauritania4.8
  139. 134Yemen, Rep.4.8
  140. 135Indonesia4.7
  141. 136Venezuela, RB4.6
  142. 137Philippines4.4
  143. 138Armenia4.3
  144. 139Zimbabwe4.2
  145. 140Iraq4.2
  146. 141Viet Nam4.1
  147. 142Guinea-Bissau4
  148. 143Azerbaijan3.9
  149. 144Eswatini3.9
  150. 145India3.8
  151. 146Eritrea3.6
  152. 147North Macedonia3.3
  153. 148Turkmenistan3.1
  154. 149Nepal3
  155. 150Uzbekistan2.8
  156. 151Niger2.7
  157. 152Mali2.4
  158. 153Sudan2.4
  159. 154Lao PDR2.2
  160. 155Myanmar2
  161. 156Pakistan1.9
  162. 157Montenegro1.8
  163. 158Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.7
  164. 159Timor-Leste1.4
  165. 160Tajikistan1.3
  166. 161Somalia, Fed. Rep.1.2
  167. 162Kyrgyz Republic1
  168. 163Syrian Arab Republic0.94
  169. 164Afghanistan0.61
  170. 165Madagascar0.38

Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter)