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

Iran

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

in 2022

Niger

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

in 2022

Iran rank

152nd

Niger rank

150th

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

Iran
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 5.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 5.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Iran, a difference of 0.2807 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Niger ahead.

Iran ranks 152nd and Niger ranks 150th 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.