Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 18.27 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 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
In 2022, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 18.27. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 18.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9656, in 1980.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.9656 | — |
| 1981 | 0.9962 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.16 | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1.27 | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.42 | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.53 | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 1.61 | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 1.77 | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 1.83 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 2.16 | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 2.31 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 2.54 | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 2.79 | +10.1% |
| 1994 | 3.08 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 3.36 | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 3.64 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 3.89 | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 3.99 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.21 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 4.78 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 5.12 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.53 | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.97 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 6.51 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 6.68 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 7.34 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 7.85 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 8.37 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 9.09 | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 9.71 | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 10.34 | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 10.98 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 11.77 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 12.47 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 13.04 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 13.95 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 14.91 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 15.89 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 16.43 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 17.68 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 18.27 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.36 | 0.9656 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2 | 2.16 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.26 | 4.5 | 8.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 | 9.09 | 15.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.46 | 16.43 | 18.27 | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More environment data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Capture fisheries production 32.97 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7,495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.15 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 15,301 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 41.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,235 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,585 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,350 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 142.46 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 18.27 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 East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9656 in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.