Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in OECD members
OECD members: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 53.78 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in OECD members, 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
OECD members recorded 53.78 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in OECD members peaked at 53.78 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.73, in 1980.
That places OECD members 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.89 | — |
| 1971 | 25.17 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 25.91 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 27.19 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 27.78 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 25.37 | -8.7% |
| 1976 | 26.06 | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 26.09 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 26.41 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 27.06 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 19.73 | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 20.21 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 20.33 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 21.03 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 22.14 | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 23.03 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 23.58 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 24.58 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 25.84 | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 26.95 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 27.36 | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 28.75 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 27.97 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 28.48 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 29.35 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 30.12 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 31.01 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 32.11 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 32.94 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 33.93 | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 34.88 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 35.44 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 35.99 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 36.65 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 37.78 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 38.77 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.53 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 42.73 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 42.52 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 42.19 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 44.35 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 44.72 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 44.81 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 45.71 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.22 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 47.64 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 48.49 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 49.6 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 50.64 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 51.74 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 49.86 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 52.86 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 53.78 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.19 | 24.89 | 27.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.74 | 19.73 | 26.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2 | 27.36 | 33.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.75 | 34.88 | 42.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.39 | 44.35 | 51.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.16 | 49.86 | 53.78 | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 3 Luxembourg 1,470 compare
- 4 Maldives 1,220 compare
- 5 Qatar 683.63 compare
- 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
More environment data for OECD members
- Capture fisheries production 22.48 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3,400 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.92 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11,060 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 36.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 1,275 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 634.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,435 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 31.81 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in OECD members?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in OECD members was 53.78 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 53.78 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.73 in 1980.
- How does OECD members rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- OECD members ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.