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China vs Romania: 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
Romania
28.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
China rank
81st
Romania rank
83rd

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

  • China
  • Romania
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How they compare

China currently reports 29.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 28.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Romania, a difference of 1.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

China ranks 81st and Romania ranks 83rd 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.