Spain vs United States of America: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of)

Spain
46.44
in 2022
United States of America
48.35
in 2022
Spain rank
70th
United States of America rank
67th

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

  • Spain
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 48.35 against 46.44 in Spain, a difference of 1.91.

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

Spain ranks 70th and United States of America ranks 67th of 179 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 14.3 16.57 2.26 United States of America
1990s 22.7 23.73 1.02 United States of America
2000s 31.28 32.61 1.33 United States of America
2010s 38.13 41.38 3.25 United States of America
2020s 43.68 46.65 2.97 United States of America

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), Spain or United States of America?
United States of America, at 48.35 against 46.44 in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) between Spain and United States of America?
1.91, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States of America?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Spain and United States of America rank globally for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
Spain ranks 70th and United States of America ranks 67th 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

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