Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in North America
North America: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 48.44 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in North America, 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
In 2022, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in North America stood at 48.44. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in North America peaked at 48.44 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.64, in 1980.
That places North America 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 North America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.64 | — |
| 1981 | 14.13 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 14.02 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 14.82 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 16.06 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 16.91 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 17.76 | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 18.55 | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 19.5 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 20.38 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 20.92 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 20.81 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 21.49 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 22.06 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 22.95 | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 23.55 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 24.39 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 25.43 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 26.52 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 27.76 | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 28.87 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 29.11 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 29.58 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.33 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 31.43 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.46 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 34.15 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 35.68 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 36.72 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 36.78 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 38.9 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 39.26 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.63 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 39.96 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 40.61 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 41.36 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 42.06 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 43.09 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 44.36 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 45.48 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 44.43 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 47.17 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 48.44 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.58 | 13.64 | 20.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.59 | 20.81 | 27.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.51 | 28.87 | 36.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.47 | 38.9 | 45.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.68 | 44.43 | 48.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 6 Equatorial Guinea 503.19 compare
- 7 Switzerland 480.89 compare
- 8 Malta 455.56 compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 388.91 compare
- 10 Denmark 373.44 compare
- 11 Antigua and Barbuda 366.28 compare
- 12 Ireland 304.71 compare
More environment data for North America
- Capture fisheries production 4.90 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,568 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5,210 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 509.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 187.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,845 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5.52 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in North America?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in North America was 48.44 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 48.44 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.64 in 1980.
- How does North America rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- North America ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.