Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in High income
High income: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 58.77 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in High income, 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 High income is 58.77, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in High income peaked at 58.77 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.26, in 1980.
High income ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 High income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.81 | — |
| 1971 | 25.04 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 25.74 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 26.96 | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 27.5 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 25.49 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 26.17 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 26.17 | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 26.48 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 27.13 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 20.26 | -25.3% |
| 1981 | 20.73 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 20.86 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 21.63 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 22.8 | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 23.73 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 24.31 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 25.39 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 26.76 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 27.96 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 28.02 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 29.4 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 27.15 | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 27.91 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 29.04 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 29.93 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 30.86 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 32.02 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 32.82 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 33.91 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 35.09 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 36.08 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 36.75 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 37.6 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 38.94 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 39.92 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 42.08 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 44.56 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 44.55 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.55 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 46.75 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 47.66 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 47.98 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 49.14 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 49.39 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 51.38 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 52.58 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 53.73 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 55.05 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 56.39 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 54.38 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 57.4 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 58.77 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.15 | 24.81 | 27.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.44 | 20.26 | 27.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.11 | 27.15 | 33.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.01 | 35.09 | 44.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51 | 46.75 | 56.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.85 | 54.38 | 58.77 | 3 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 Singapore 1,929 compare
- 2 Monaco 1,669 compare
- 3 Luxembourg 1,470 compare
- 4 Maldives 1,220 compare
- 5 Qatar 683.63 compare
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 503.19 compare
- 7 Switzerland 480.89 compare
More environment data for High income
- Capture fisheries production 28.24 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2312 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4,509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13,597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 35.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1,710 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 816.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,770 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 37.60 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in High income?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in High income was 58.77 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 58.77 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.26 in 1980.
- How does High income rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- High income ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.