China vs Mongolia: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

China
29.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Mongolia
31.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
China rank
81st
Mongolia rank
80th

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

  • China
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 31.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 29.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in China, a difference of 1.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times China's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 81st and Mongolia ranks 80th 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.