Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 0.7556 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Afghanistan, 2000–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
Analysis
In 2022, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Afghanistan stood at 0.7556.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Afghanistan peaked at 1.04 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2772, in 2001.
Afghanistan ranks 179th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.306 | — |
| 2001 | 0.2772 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3564 | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3879 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3934 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4376 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.461 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5247 | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5453 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.662 | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7571 | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7603 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8572 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9052 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9299 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9434 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9647 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9903 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 1 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8059 | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7556 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4351 | 0.2772 | 0.662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9151 | 0.7571 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8594 | 0.7556 | 1.02 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Afghanistan?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Afghanistan was 0.7556 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (.
- What is the highest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 in 2019.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2772 in 2001.
- How does Afghanistan rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (, published as part of Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.