Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Senegal
Senegal: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 8.26 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Senegal, 1987–2022
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
Senegal recorded 8.26 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Senegal peaked at 8.26 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.91, in 2002.
Senegal ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 5.5 | — |
| 1988 | 5.38 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 5.52 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.41 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 5.49 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 5.49 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.5 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.43 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 5.66 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 5.71 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.82 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 6.09 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 6.4 | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 6.57 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.72 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 4.91 | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 5.15 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 5.35 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 5.53 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 5.62 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 5.74 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 5.91 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 6.02 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 6.18 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 6.22 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 6.42 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.53 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.89 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 7.28 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 7.69 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 8.21 | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.13 | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 7.37 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 7.47 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.96 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 8.26 | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.47 | 5.38 | 5.52 | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 5.41 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 | 4.91 | 6.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.99 | 6.18 | 8.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9 | 7.47 | 8.26 | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0017 m3 per person (2024)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Senegal?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Senegal was 8.26 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.26 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.91 in 2002.
- How does Senegal rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Senegal ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.