Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 11.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Bulgaria, 1980–2022
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 Bulgaria is 11.4, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Bulgaria peaked at 11.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.14, in 1980.
Bulgaria ranks 127th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2.14 | — |
| 1981 | 2.25 | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 2.31 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 2.39 | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 2.47 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 2.54 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.75 | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 3.04 | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 3.51 | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 3.55 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 5.06 | +42.7% |
| 1991 | 4.73 | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 4.47 | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.68 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 4.92 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 5.29 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 4.64 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 4.93 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.62 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 4.95 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 5.41 | +9.2% |
| 2002 | 5.07 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 5.4 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 5.82 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 6.3 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 6.82 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 7.36 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 7.54 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.65 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.98 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 7.6 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 8.56 | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 8.9 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 9.13 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.02 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.19 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.5 | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 10.14 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 10.53 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 11.13 | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 11.44 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 11.4 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.69 | 2.14 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.78 | 4.47 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 | 4.95 | 7.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.05 | 7.6 | 10.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.32 | 11.13 | 11.44 | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0081 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -27.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0029 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Bulgaria?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Bulgaria was 11.4 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 11.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 1980.
- How does Bulgaria rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Bulgaria ranks 127th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.