Australia vs Benin: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Australia
137.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Benin
128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Australia rank
29th
Benin rank
32nd

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal over time

  • Australia
  • Benin
50100150200198520032022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 137.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Benin, a difference of 8.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Benin ranks 32nd of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit
constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed

Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.