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Belgium vs Netherlands: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Belgium
120.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Netherlands
111.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Belgium rank
33rd
Netherlands rank
36th

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

  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 120.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 111.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Netherlands, a difference of 9.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Belgium ranks 33rd and Netherlands ranks 36th 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.