Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Democratic Republic of Congo
76.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Uganda
69.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
48th
Uganda rank
50th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 76.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 69.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Uganda, a difference of 7.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 48th and Uganda ranks 50th 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.