Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Ghana
Ghana: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 47.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Ghana, 1970–2022
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 Ghana is 47.31, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Ghana peaked at 47.31 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.32, in 1983.
Ghana ranks 68th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 34.28 | — |
| 1971 | 33.52 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 30.54 | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 29.48 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 29.67 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 24.55 | -17.2% |
| 1976 | 22.45 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 21.83 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 22.56 | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 21 | -6.9% |
| 1980 | 20.19 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 18.68 | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 16.69 | -10.6% |
| 1983 | 15.32 | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 16.04 | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 16.26 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 16.52 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 16.73 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 17.11 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 17.42 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 17.46 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 17.84 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 18.01 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 18.36 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 18.46 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 18.71 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 19.07 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 19.38 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 19.8 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 20.18 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 20.44 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 20.69 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 21.05 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 21.58 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 22.23 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.97 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 23.86 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 24.32 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 25.94 | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 26.6 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 28.08 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 31.27 | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 33.34 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 35.19 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 35.57 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 34.37 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 35.28 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 38.15 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 40.51 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 43.15 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 43.37 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.57 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 47.31 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.99 | 21 | 34.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.1 | 15.32 | 20.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.73 | 17.46 | 20.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.97 | 20.44 | 26.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.49 | 28.08 | 43.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.42 | 43.37 | 47.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 65 Lesotho 50.5 compare
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- 69 Saint Lucia 46.92 compare
- 70 Spain 46.44 compare
- 71 Palestine, State of 44.87 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0061 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -55.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Ghana?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Ghana was 47.31 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 47.31 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.32 in 1983.
- How does Ghana rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Ghana ranks 68th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.