Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in United States
United States: Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio was 0.2137 in 2021. β² Rising
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in United States, 1998β2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in United States is 0.2137, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 21.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in United States peaked at 0.259 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1192, in 2002.
United States ranks 105th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1263 | 0.1208 | 0.1319 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1538 | 0.1192 | 0.1853 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2109 | 0.1747 | 0.259 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1945 | 0.1753 | 0.2137 | 2 |
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More climate change data for United States
- Share co2 vs population 4.14 (2100)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 6,164 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.95 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 20.37 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in United States?
- Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in United States was 0.2137 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.259 in 2013.
- What is the lowest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1192 in 2002.
- How does United States rank for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio?
- United States ranks 105th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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