Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 63.37 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Republic of Korea, 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
In 2022, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Republic of Korea stood at 63.37. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Republic of Korea peaked at 63.37 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.16, in 1990.
Republic of Korea ranks 56th of 179 countries 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.16 | — |
| 1991 | 21.62 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 22.26 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 23.09 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 24.5 | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 26.11 | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 27.4 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 28.33 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 26.16 | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 28.39 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 30.17 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 30.77 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 32.3 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 33.28 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 35 | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 36.51 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 38.43 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 40.67 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 41.89 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 42.24 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 45.19 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 46.85 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 48.05 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 49.63 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 51.22 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 52.72 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 54.39 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 56.26 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 58.04 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 59.39 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 58.97 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 61.69 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 63.37 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8 | 20.16 | 28.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.13 | 30.17 | 42.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.17 | 45.19 | 59.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.35 | 58.97 | 63.37 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 53 Slovenia 64.55 compare
- 54 Papua New Guinea 64.2 compare
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 63.83 compare
- 57 Italy 59.2 compare
- 58 Japan 58.79 compare
- 59 Côte d'Ivoire 58.25 compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Republic of Korea?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Republic of Korea was 63.37 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.37 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.16 in 1990.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Republic of Korea ranks 56th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.