Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 49.4 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia, 1985–2022
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 stood at 49.4. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 49.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 23.47, in 1994.
That places Europe & Central Asia 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 36.33 | — |
| 1986 | 37.41 | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 39.11 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 41.25 | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 43.12 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 39.34 | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 41.39 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 28.08 | -32.2% |
| 1993 | 26.82 | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 23.47 | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 24.25 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 25.12 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 26.37 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 27.39 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 28.33 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 29.19 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 30.76 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 31.5 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 32.29 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 33.4 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 34.13 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 36.25 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 38.63 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 37.47 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 36.71 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 38.03 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 39.14 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 39.25 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 41.01 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 40.93 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.4 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 43.3 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 43.87 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 44.91 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 45.93 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 44.2 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 48.23 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 49.4 | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia 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 | -32.2% | 41.39 | 28.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.44 | 36.33 | 43.12 | 5 |
| 1990s | 29.06 | 23.47 | 41.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.03 | 29.19 | 38.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.88 | 38.03 | 45.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.28 | 44.2 | 49.4 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 5 Qatar 683.63 compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 503.19 compare
- 7 Switzerland 480.89 compare
- 8 Malta 455.56 compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 388.91 compare
- 10 Denmark 373.44 compare
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 366.28 compare
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia
- Capture fisheries production 14.45 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2526 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,944 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.62 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6,082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 21.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 807.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 436.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,426 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.72 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Europe & Central Asia was 49.4 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?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.47 in 1994.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 8th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.