Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): 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 (IDA & IBRD), 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 (IDA & IBRD) is 4.54, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 24.8% 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 (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 20.47 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 1975.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 45th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 | 2.37 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 2.42 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.54 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.73 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 2.85 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 3.17 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.27 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.37 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 3.51 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.57 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.64 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 3.72 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.83 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.89 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 4.05 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.22 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 4.16 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.05 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 4.31 | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.54 | +5.4% |
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 (IDA & IBRD) 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 | 2.82 | 2.37 | 3.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 | 3.51 | 4.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 | 4.05 | 4.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 99.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 23.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.6397 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6312 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.8979 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2,006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 589.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 146.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 424.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 1975.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.