Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in United States of America
United States of America: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 48.35 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in United States of America, 1980–2022
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 United States of America stood at 48.35. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in United States of America peaked at 48.35 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.64, in 1980.
United States of America ranks 67th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.64 | — |
| 1981 | 14.13 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 14.02 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 14.82 | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 16.06 | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 16.91 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 17.68 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 18.49 | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 19.48 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 20.42 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 21.04 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 20.98 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 21.68 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 22.23 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 23.09 | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 23.66 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 24.51 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 25.56 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 26.65 | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 27.88 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 28.96 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 29.18 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 29.61 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 30.38 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.48 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 32.51 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 34.27 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 35.88 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 36.89 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 36.94 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 39.01 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 39.15 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 39.57 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.93 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 40.46 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 41.18 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 41.93 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 42.96 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 44.23 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 45.38 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 44.43 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 47.16 | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 48.35 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.57 | 13.64 | 20.42 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.73 | 20.98 | 27.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.61 | 28.96 | 36.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.38 | 39.01 | 45.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.65 | 44.43 | 48.35 | 3 |
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More environment data for United States of America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 6,193 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,199 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 4.68 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in United States of America?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in United States of America was 48.35 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 48.35 in 2022.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.64 in 1980.
- How does United States of America rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- United States of America ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.