Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 9.38 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2022
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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 9.38. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 9.38 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.54, in 1994.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.61 | — |
| 1991 | 3.34 | -27.5% |
| 1992 | 5.91 | +77.0% |
| 1993 | 4.72 | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 2.54 | -46.3% |
| 1995 | 2.66 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.8 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 3 | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 3.13 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 3.12 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.34 | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 3.39 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 3.64 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.9 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 4.25 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 4.61 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 5.18 | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 5.72 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 5.35 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 5.76 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 6.2 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 6.37 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 6.76 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 7.02 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 7.11 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.17 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.37 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.62 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.81 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.04 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 9.24 | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 9.38 | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +77.0% | 3.34 | 5.91 |
| 1994 | -46.3% | 4.72 | 2.54 |
| 1991 | -27.5% | 4.61 | 3.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 | 2.54 | 5.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.49 | 3.34 | 5.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.92 | 5.76 | 7.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.89 | 8.04 | 9.38 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Capture fisheries production 777,403 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 453.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,242 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 4.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 154.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 110.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 222.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.65 million metric tons (2024)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 9.38 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.38 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.