Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Uganda
Uganda: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 69.3 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Uganda, 1982–2022
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 Uganda stood at 69.3. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Uganda peaked at 69.3 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.94, in 1986.
Uganda ranks 50th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 19.79 | — |
| 1983 | 20.57 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 20.16 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 19.18 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 18.94 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 19.38 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 20.66 | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 21.64 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 22.69 | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 23.59 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 24.04 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 25.67 | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 26.92 | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 29.6 | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 31.84 | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 33.01 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 34.16 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 36.43 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 37.08 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 37.2 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 38.66 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 36.52 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 35.06 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 33.85 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 34.34 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 34.34 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.64 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 37 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 39.08 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 42.75 | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 44.4 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 45.99 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 48.34 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 50.84 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 53.27 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 54.94 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 58.41 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 62.17 | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 64 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 66.26 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 69.3 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.04 | 18.94 | 21.64 | 8 |
| 1990s | 28.8 | 22.69 | 36.43 | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.87 | 33.85 | 38.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.02 | 39.08 | 62.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.52 | 64 | 69.3 | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 88.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Uganda?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Uganda was 69.3 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.94 in 1986.
- How does Uganda rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Uganda ranks 50th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.