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

Japan
58.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
South Korea
63.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Japan rank
58th
South Korea rank
56th

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

  • Japan
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 63.37 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 4.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 58th and South Korea ranks 56th 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.