Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 5.72 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Mauritania, 1980–2022
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
Mauritania recorded 5.72 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Mauritania peaked at 5.72 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.53, in 1985.
That places Mauritania 149th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.27 | — |
| 1981 | 2.72 | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 2.22 | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 1.97 | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 1.67 | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 1.53 | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 1.62 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1.65 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.68 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.77 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1.74 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.77 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.81 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.92 | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 2.04 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 2.17 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 2.08 | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 2.14 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.22 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2.14 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2.21 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.34 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 2.61 | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 2.87 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 3.1 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 3.67 | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 3.6 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.58 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.59 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 3.68 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.84 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.01 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 4.17 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.35 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.59 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 4.64 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.93 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 5.17 | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 5.33 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 5.31 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 5.35 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.72 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.01 | 1.53 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 1.74 | 2.22 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 | 2.14 | 3.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.47 | 3.68 | 5.33 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.46 | 5.31 | 5.72 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Mauritania?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Mauritania was 5.72 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.53 in 1985.
- How does Mauritania rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Mauritania ranks 149th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.