Malta vs United Kingdom: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Malta
455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
United Kingdom
388.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Malta rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
9th

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

  • Malta
  • United Kingdom
100200300400500198020012022

How they compare

Malta currently reports 455.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 388.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in United Kingdom, a difference of 66.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 179 regions.

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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.