Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Low income
Low income: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 4.16 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Low income, 1975–2022
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
Low income recorded 4.16 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Low income peaked at 4.16 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9034, in 1984.
Low income ranks 47th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.21 | — |
| 1976 | 2.15 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.86 | -13.5% |
| 1978 | 1.82 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.66 | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 1.74 | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 1.72 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.33 | +35.4% |
| 1983 | 2.25 | -3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9034 | -59.8% |
| 1985 | 1.02 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9832 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 1.65 | +68.0% |
| 1988 | 1.83 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 1.72 | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 2.23 | +29.8% |
| 1991 | 2.29 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.3 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2.3 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.36 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.91 | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 2.97 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.07 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.12 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.31 | -25.9% |
| 2001 | 2.36 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 2.51 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2.64 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 2.79 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.94 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.08 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 3.26 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 3.44 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 3.6 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 3.87 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 3.91 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 3.63 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 3.76 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.72 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.83 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.95 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.87 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.9 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 4.16 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.94 | 1.66 | 2.21 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.61 | 0.9034 | 2.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.65 | 2.23 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.89 | 2.31 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 | 3.5 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 | 3.9 | 4.16 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More environment data for Low income
- Capture fisheries production 3.18 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2615 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 47.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3047 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 224.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 56.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 19.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 68.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.06 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Low income?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Low income was 4.16 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9034 in 1984.
- How does Low income rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Low income ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.