Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 36.75 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2022
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
Saudi Arabia recorded 36.75 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 36.75 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.63, in 2002.
That places Saudi Arabia 77th 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 31 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19.36 | — |
| 1993 | 18.91 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 18.6 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 18.16 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 18.3 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 18.32 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 18.39 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 17.87 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 18.29 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 18.07 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 17.63 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 18.94 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 20.29 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 20.91 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 20.49 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 21.1 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 22.59 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 22.53 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 23.85 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 26.87 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 28.64 | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 29.68 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 30.86 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 30.45 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.61 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 31.1 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 31.51 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 32.03 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30.81 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 32.82 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 36.75 | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.49 | 17.87 | 19.36 | 8 |
| 2000s | 20.09 | 17.63 | 22.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.66 | 23.85 | 32.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.46 | 30.81 | 36.75 | 3 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Saudi Arabia?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Saudi Arabia was 36.75 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 36.75 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.63 in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 77th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.