Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Malawi
Malawi: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 8.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Malawi, 1994–2022
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 Malawi is 8.5, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Malawi peaked at 8.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.42, in 2002.
That places Malawi 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 3.58 | — |
| 1995 | 3.97 | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 4.05 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.01 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 3.98 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.93 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 3.83 | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5 | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 3.42 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6 | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 3.78 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 3.88 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.07 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.46 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.8 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 5.55 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 5.83 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.94 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 6.26 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.61 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 6.8 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.96 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.24 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 7.56 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.99 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.05 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.42 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 8.5 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.92 | 3.58 | 4.05 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.05 | 3.42 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.67 | 5.55 | 7.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 | 8.05 | 8.5 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Malawi?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Malawi was 8.5 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.42 in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Malawi ranks 140th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.