Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 11.5 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nicaragua, 1998–2022
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 Nicaragua is 11.5, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nicaragua peaked at 11.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.12, in 1998.
That places Nicaragua 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5.12 | — |
| 1999 | 5.27 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 5.28 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.24 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.22 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.29 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.5 | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 5.67 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.86 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.12 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 6.28 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.13 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.47 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.94 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 7.54 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 8.06 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 8.61 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 9.21 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 9.83 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 10.37 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 10.29 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.06 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.11 | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 11.5 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.19 | 5.12 | 5.27 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.66 | 5.22 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.78 | 6.47 | 10.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.89 | 10.06 | 11.5 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nicaragua?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Nicaragua was 11.5 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.12 in 1998.
- How does Nicaragua rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Nicaragua ranks 126th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.