Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in China
China: Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio was 2.51 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in China, 1998–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in China is 2.51, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 76.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in China peaked at 2.51 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5963, in 1998.
That places China 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5963 | — |
| 1999 | 0.6454 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6824 | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7493 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8246 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8893 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 1.14 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.19 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.29 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.34 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.33 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.39 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.42 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.39 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.39 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.43 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.51 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.66 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 1.67 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.84 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.94 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2 | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 2.51 | +14.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.51 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2877, 8.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 2.51 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4204, 6.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6209 | 0.5963 | 0.6454 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 0.6824 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.39 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.36 | 2.2 | 2.51 | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
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- 16 Trinidad and Tobago 2.18 compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 2.13 compare
- 18 Germany 2.07 compare
More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in China?
- Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in China was 2.51 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.51 in 2021.
- What is the lowest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5963 in 1998.
- How does China rank for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio?
- China ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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