Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Egypt
Egypt: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 5.86 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Egypt, 1975–2022
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 Egypt is 5.86, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Egypt peaked at 5.86 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.846, in 1975.
That places Egypt 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.846 | — |
| 1976 | 0.9508 | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 1.03 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.15 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 1.26 | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 1.34 | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 1.52 | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.66 | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 1.74 | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1.81 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.87 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.95 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 2.03 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 2.14 | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 2.14 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 2.22 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2.28 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 2.3 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.37 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.43 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 2.49 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.57 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3.15 | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 3.17 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.15 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.17 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.21 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.27 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.56 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.72 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.91 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.1 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 4.15 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5.2 | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 5.41 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 5.67 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 4.62 | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 4.87 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 5.14 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 5.32 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.49 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5.86 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 | 0.846 | 1.15 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 1.26 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 | 2.14 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 | 3.15 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 | 3.91 | 5.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 | 5.32 | 5.86 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Egypt?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Egypt was 5.86 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.846 in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Egypt ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.