Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Italy
Italy: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 59.2 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Italy, 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
Italy recorded 59.2 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Italy peaked at 60.06 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 20.46, in 1970.
Italy ranks 57th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.46 | — |
| 1971 | 20.57 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 21.06 | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 22.28 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 23.22 | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 22.46 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 23.77 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 24.09 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 24.58 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 25.75 | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 26.33 | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 26.88 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 27.32 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 27.99 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 29.27 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 30.48 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 31.76 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 33.25 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 35.13 | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 36.83 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 38.1 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 38.22 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 38.08 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 37.32 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 37.68 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 38.32 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 38.4 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 38.7 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 38.96 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 39.66 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.22 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 43.66 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 45.52 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 47.44 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 50.23 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 52.98 | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 56.44 | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 60.06 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 37.09 | -38.3% |
| 2009 | 56 | +51.0% |
| 2010 | 56.67 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.89 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.93 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 53.83 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 53.85 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.34 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.16 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 56.2 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.82 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 56.79 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 51.8 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 56.53 | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 59.2 | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.82 | 20.46 | 25.75 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.52 | 26.33 | 36.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.34 | 37.32 | 39.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.06 | 37.09 | 60.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.55 | 53.83 | 56.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.84 | 51.8 | 59.2 | 3 |
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- 54 Papua New Guinea 64.2 compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.35 % 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 Italy?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Italy was 59.2 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 60.06 in 2007.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.46 in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Italy ranks 57th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.