Cameroon vs Nigeria: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Cameroon, a difference of 3.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 179 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 22.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 20.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 26.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 19.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 7.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 19.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 23.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 28.75 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 37.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 8.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 35.76 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 39.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3.32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 3.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Cameroon ranks 76th and Nigeria ranks 74th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.