Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 5.21 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Lower middle 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 Lower middle income is 5.21, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Lower middle income peaked at 14.67 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.7031, in 1975.
Lower middle income ranks 42nd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.67 | — |
| 1971 | 14.36 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 13.88 | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 14.22 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 14.08 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.7031 | -95.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7195 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7518 | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7783 | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7516 | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7809 | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8028 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.823 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.8419 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8691 | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9071 | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9515 | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.26 | +32.3% |
| 1988 | 1.36 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 1.39 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 1.53 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.57 | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.57 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.52 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.56 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.63 | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1.66 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.71 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.77 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.84 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 1.88 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.91 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.99 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2 | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 2.33 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2.49 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.64 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.77 | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.92 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 3.09 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 3.25 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 3.39 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.59 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.79 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 3.98 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 4.17 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 4.54 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.76 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 4.53 | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 4.89 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 5.21 | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.49 | 0.7031 | 14.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9984 | 0.7809 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 | 1.84 | 2.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 | 3.09 | 4.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 | 4.53 | 5.21 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More environment data for Lower middle income
- Capture fisheries production 19.67 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7034 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,927 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4,634 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 35.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 900.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 425.47 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 733.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 39.45 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Lower middle income?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Lower middle income was 5.21 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 14.67 in 1970.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7031 in 1975.
- How does Lower middle income rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Lower middle income ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lower middle 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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Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.