Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nepal
Nepal: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 3.48 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nepal, 2000–2022
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
Nepal recorded 3.48 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nepal peaked at 3.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 164th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4 | — |
| 2001 | 1.47 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1.48 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.54 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1.61 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.67 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.79 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 1.98 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.08 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.25 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 2.33 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 2.47 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 2.57 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 2.58 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.81 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 3.02 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 3.22 | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3.15 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.3 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 3.48 | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.66 | 1.4 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 | 2.08 | 3.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 | 3.15 | 3.48 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nepal?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nepal was 3.48 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Nepal ranks 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.