Italy vs Japan: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Italy
59.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Japan
58.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Italy rank
57th
Japan rank
58th

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

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 59.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 58.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Japan, a difference of 0.4119 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 57th and Japan ranks 58th 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.