Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Yemen
Yemen: Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) was 10.32 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Yemen, 1990–2018
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
Yemen recorded 10.32 for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in 2018.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Yemen peaked at 17.68 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.19, in 1990.
Yemen ranks 130th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.19 | — |
| 1991 | 8.56 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 9.12 | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 9.34 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.82 | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 10.22 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 10.54 | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 10.93 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 11.42 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 11.69 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 12.26 | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 12.59 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 12.95 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 13.3 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 13.69 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 14.3 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 14.76 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 15.25 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 15.81 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 16.42 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 17.68 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 15.43 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 16.57 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 16.53 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 11.91 | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 10.79 | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 10.24 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.32 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.98 | 8.19 | 11.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.13 | 12.26 | 16.42 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.92 | 10.24 | 17.68 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Yemen?
- Water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) in Yemen was 10.32 in 2018, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 17.68 in 2010.
- What is the lowest water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.19 in 1990.
- How does Yemen rank for water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of)?
- Yemen ranks 130th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is water productivity, total (constant 2015 us$ gdp per cubic meter of) rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.