India vs Iran: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

India

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

in 2022

Iran

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

in 2022

India rank

155th

Iran rank

152nd

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

India
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 5.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 4.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in India, a difference of 0.6448 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

India ranks 155th and Iran ranks 152nd 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.