Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 9.64 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Ethiopia, 2002–2022
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 Ethiopia is 9.64, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Ethiopia peaked at 9.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.84, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 134th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.3 | — |
| 2003 | 2.84 | -14.0% |
| 2004 | 2.87 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.9 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.12 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.37 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 3.63 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 3.84 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 4.21 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 4.55 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 4.82 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 5.2 | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 5.59 | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 6.03 | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 6.44 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 7.06 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 7.54 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 8.17 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 8.67 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 9.16 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 9.64 | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 | 2.84 | 3.84 | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.96 | 4.21 | 8.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 | 8.67 | 9.64 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Ethiopia?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Ethiopia was 9.64 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Ethiopia ranks 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.