Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 4.54 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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
The most recent figure for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) is 4.54, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 20.47 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 1975.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.48 | — |
| 1971 | 16.45 | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 20.01 | +21.6% |
| 1973 | 19.87 | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 20.47 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.49 | -92.7% |
| 1976 | 1.72 | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 1.73 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.68 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.66 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1.59 | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 1.55 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.7 | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 1.77 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 1.75 | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.81 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.76 | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.76 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.81 | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.84 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.06 | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 2.05 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.11 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.08 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.08 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.16 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.19 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.26 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.32 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.39 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.43 | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.49 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.55 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.74 | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 2.87 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3.02 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.19 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.29 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.39 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.54 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.66 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.75 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.86 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.92 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.08 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4.02 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.25 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.19 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.08 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.34 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.54 | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -92.7% | 20.47 | 1.49 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.46 | 1.49 | 20.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 | 1.55 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 | 2.05 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.84 | 2.39 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.89 | 3.54 | 4.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 | 4.08 | 4.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 146.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.0083 metric tons per person (2024)
- Total fisheries production 6.14 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 3.60 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.55 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 424.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 4.54 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.47 in 1974.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 1975.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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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Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.