Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 14.87 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
The most recent figure for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 14.87, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 14.87 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.96, in 1994.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 | — |
| 1991 | 7.45 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 7.83 | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 7.06 | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 4.96 | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 5.08 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.22 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.49 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 5.55 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.77 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 6.11 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 6.57 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 7.06 | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 7.57 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 8.17 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 8.6 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 10.22 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 10.76 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 10.07 | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 10.38 | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 11.17 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 11.41 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 11.91 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 11.87 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.18 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 12.14 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.41 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.88 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.23 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.3 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.77 | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 14.87 | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -29.7% | 7.06 | 4.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.24 | 4.96 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.47 | 6.11 | 10.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 | 10.38 | 13.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.31 | 13.3 | 14.87 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Capture fisheries production 5.99 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,448 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,651 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 486.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 252.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 618.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 7.30 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 14.87 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.87 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.