How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?

43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

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.

Malta vs Qatar: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of)

Malta

455.56

in 2022

Qatar

683.63

in 2022

Malta rank

8th

Qatar rank

5th

Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) over time

Malta
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 683.63 against 455.56 in Malta, a difference of 228.07.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	108.13	73.82	34.31	Malta
1990s	178.5	136.68	41.81	Malta
2000s	214.34	280.65	66.31	Qatar
2010s	264.48	615.12	350.65	Qatar
2020s	404.73	661.82	257.1	Qatar

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), Malta or Qatar?: Qatar, at 683.63 against 455.56 in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) between Malta and Qatar?: 228.07, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Qatar?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Malta and Qatar rank globally for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?: Malta ranks 8th and Qatar ranks 5th 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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Indicator: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal)
Source: 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 (
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 226 places, 8,489 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.