Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 7.74 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Bhutan, 2008–2022
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
The most recent figure for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Bhutan is 7.74, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Bhutan peaked at 7.85 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2008.
That places Bhutan 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4.1 | — |
| 2009 | 4.41 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 4.94 | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 5.36 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 5.64 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.73 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.07 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.47 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 7.02 | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 7.17 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.42 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.85 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 7.05 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 7.36 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 7.74 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.26 | 4.1 | 4.41 | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.37 | 4.94 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 | 7.05 | 7.74 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 27.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0354 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Bhutan?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Bhutan was 7.74 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 in 2019.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2008.
- How does Bhutan rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Bhutan ranks 145th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.