Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Botswana
Botswana: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 81.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Botswana, 1985–2022
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 Botswana is 81.91, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Botswana peaked at 81.91 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.58, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 45th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 33.58 | — |
| 1986 | 35.05 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 37.88 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 43.76 | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 47.9 | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 49.57 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 51.67 | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 51.62 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 48.28 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 46.23 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 45.98 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 45.45 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 46.19 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 43.7 | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 45.28 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 43.77 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 43.82 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.41 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 48.48 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 49.72 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 51.91 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 56.16 | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 59.33 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 61.17 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 52.44 | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 57.66 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 61.51 | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 62.29 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 70.39 | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 75.68 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 72.01 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 72.06 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.25 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 77.13 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.26 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 67.13 | -16.4% |
| 2021 | 70.88 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 81.91 | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.63 | 33.58 | 47.9 | 5 |
| 1990s | 47.4 | 43.7 | 51.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.32 | 43.77 | 61.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.72 | 57.66 | 80.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.31 | 67.13 | 81.91 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -25.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0015 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 46.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Botswana?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Botswana was 81.91 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.91 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.58 in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Botswana ranks 45th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana 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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Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.