Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 16.19 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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
In 2022, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 16.19. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 16.19 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.77, in 1976.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 47 groups 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.23 | — |
| 1971 | 12.91 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 12.58 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 12.99 | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 12.8 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 12.73 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 9.77 | -23.2% |
| 1977 | 10.37 | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 9.98 | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 10.72 | +7.4% |
| 1980 | 10.24 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 10.56 | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 10.46 | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.11 | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 10.32 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 10.2 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 10.08 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 14.59 | +44.8% |
| 1988 | 14.33 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 14.16 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 13.78 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 13.94 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 13.99 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 14.3 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 14.69 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 14.12 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 14.38 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 15 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 15.2 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 15.13 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.04 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.73 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 14.18 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 13.99 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 14.47 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.73 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 15.19 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 15.41 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.2 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.27 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 14.66 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.22 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 15.39 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 15.81 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 15.78 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 15.69 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 15.21 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 15.25 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.21 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.09 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.12 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 16.19 | +3.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +44.8% | 10.08 | 14.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.81 | 9.77 | 13.23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.51 | 10.08 | 14.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.45 | 13.78 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.72 | 13.99 | 15.41 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.33 | 14.66 | 15.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.34 | 14.12 | 16.19 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Capture fisheries production 11.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 349.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.59 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,614 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 219.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 145.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 558.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 14.28 million metric tons (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 16.19 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.19 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.77 in 1976.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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.