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Australia vs Germany: 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
Germany
144.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Australia rank
29th
Germany rank
26th

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

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 144.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 137.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Australia, a difference of 7.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Germany ranks 26th 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.