Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Portugal
Portugal: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 37.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Portugal, 1991–2022
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
Portugal recorded 37.52 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Portugal peaked at 37.52 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.68, in 1994.
Portugal ranks 75th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.68 | — |
| 1992 | 15.26 | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 13.05 | -14.5% |
| 1994 | 11.68 | -10.5% |
| 1995 | 12.34 | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 13.36 | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 14.63 | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 16.13 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 17.11 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 18.16 | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 18.93 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 19.51 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 19.78 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 20.62 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 21.29 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 22.68 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 23.03 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 23.27 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 22.71 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 23.28 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 23.05 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.29 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 22.24 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 22.57 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 23.11 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 23.76 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 34.04 | +43.3% |
| 2018 | 35.23 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 36.2 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 33.23 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 35.07 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 37.52 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.58 | 11.68 | 17.68 | 9 |
| 2000s | 21 | 18.16 | 23.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.58 | 22.24 | 36.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.27 | 33.23 | 37.52 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Portugal?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Portugal was 37.52 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.52 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.68 in 1994.
- How does Portugal rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Portugal ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.