Japan vs Malaysia: 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
Malaysia
57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Japan rank
58th
Malaysia rank
61st

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

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 58.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 57.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Malaysia, a difference of 0.8973 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 58th and Malaysia ranks 61st 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.