Denmark vs United Kingdom: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Denmark

373.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

in 2022

United Kingdom

388.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

in 2022

Denmark rank

10th

United Kingdom rank

9th

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

Denmark
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 388.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 373.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Denmark, a difference of 15.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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: 07 August 2026

Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.