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Qatar vs Switzerland: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Qatar
683.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Switzerland
480.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Qatar rank
5th
Switzerland rank
7th

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

  • Qatar
  • Switzerland
0200400600197519982022

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 683.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 480.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Switzerland, a difference of 202.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Switzerland ahead.

Qatar ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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.