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Spain vs United States: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal

Spain
46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
United States
48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
Spain rank
70th
United States rank
67th

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

  • Spain
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal against 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in Spain, a difference of 1.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 70th and United States ranks 67th 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.