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Laos vs Nepal: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Laos
2.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Nepal
3.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Laos rank
166th
Nepal rank
164th

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

  • Laos
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Nepal currently reports 3.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 2.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Laos, a difference of 0.8215 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 166th and Nepal ranks 164th 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.