Egypt vs Mauritania: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Egypt
5.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Mauritania
5.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Egypt rank
148th
Mauritania rank
149th

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

  • Egypt
  • Mauritania
0246197519982022

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 5.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 5.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Mauritania, a difference of 0.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mauritania ahead.

Egypt ranks 148th and Mauritania ranks 149th of 179 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 1.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.3473 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Mauritania
1990s 2.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 1.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.3527 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Egypt
2000s 3.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.3905 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Egypt
2010s 4.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 4.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.2538 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Egypt
2020s 5.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 5.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.0954 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal, Egypt or Mauritania?
Egypt, at 5.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 5.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal between Egypt and Mauritania?
0.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mauritania?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Mauritania rank globally for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Egypt ranks 148th and Mauritania ranks 149th 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.

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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.