Japan vs Korea: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of)
Japan
58.79
in 2022
Korea
63.37
in 2022
Japan rank
58th
Korea rank
56th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 63.37 against 58.79 in Japan, a difference of 4.58.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 58th and Korea ranks 56th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.26 | 24.8 | 17.45 | Japan |
| 2000s | 49.76 | 36.13 | 13.63 | Japan |
| 2010s | 56.08 | 52.17 | 3.91 | Japan |
| 2020s | 57.61 | 61.35 | 3.73 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of), Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 63.37 against 58.79 in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) between Japan and Korea?
- 4.58, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Japan ranks 58th and Korea ranks 56th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.