Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Eswatini
Eswatini: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 4.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Eswatini, 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
Eswatini recorded 4.22 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Eswatini peaked at 4.22 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.11, in 1980.
That places Eswatini 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.11 | — |
| 1981 | 1.24 | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 1.22 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2 | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.24 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.25 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.37 | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 1.53 | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.76 | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 2.08 | +18.3% |
| 1991 | 2.07 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.09 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 2.12 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.17 | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.21 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2.24 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.25 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.27 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.27 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 2.29 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.37 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.47 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 2.55 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.69 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 2.87 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.99 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 3.03 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3.08 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.19 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 3.25 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 3.39 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.53 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 3.6 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.66 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.77 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.9 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.15 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.03 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.2 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 4.22 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.35 | 1.11 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.16 | 2.07 | 2.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 | 2.27 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.63 | 3.19 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.15 | 4.03 | 4.22 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Eswatini?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Eswatini was 4.22 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 in 1980.
- How does Eswatini rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Eswatini ranks 161st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.