Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Canada
Canada: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 49.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Canada, 1986–2022
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 Canada stood at 49.47. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Canada peaked at 49.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.67, in 1986.
That places Canada 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 18.67 | — |
| 1987 | 19.17 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 19.74 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 19.94 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.72 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 19.06 | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 19.48 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 20.26 | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 21.45 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 22.32 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 23.01 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 24.04 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 25.02 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 26.36 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 27.77 | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 28.35 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.25 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 29.84 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 30.82 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 31.87 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 32.78 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 33.52 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 34.92 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 35 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.63 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 40.55 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 40.32 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 40.32 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.36 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 43.56 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 43.7 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 44.7 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 45.92 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 46.8 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 44.44 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 47.25 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 49.47 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.38 | 18.67 | 19.94 | 4 |
| 1990s | 22.07 | 19.06 | 26.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.41 | 27.77 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.59 | 37.63 | 46.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.05 | 44.44 | 49.47 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Canada?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Canada was 49.47 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 49.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.67 in 1986.
- How does Canada rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Canada ranks 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.