Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola
Angola: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
28th
of 179 countries
All-time high
145.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2015
All-time low
40.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1994
Years of data
36
1987–2022
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola, 1987–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
In 2022, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola stood at 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola peaked at 145.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1994.
That places Angola 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 63.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | — |
| 1988 | 65.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 63.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 60.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 59.34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 54.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -8.0% |
| 1993 | 40.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -25.7% |
| 1994 | 40.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 45.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 50.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 52.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 54.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 54.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 54.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 56.11 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 62.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 63.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 69.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 77.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 86.93 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 98.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 108.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 111 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 116.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 121.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 131.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 137.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 144.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 145.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 144.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 144.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 144 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 142.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 134.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 136.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.6% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 11.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Angola's 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 6.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -25.7% | 54.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 40.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 63.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 65.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
| 1990s | 51.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 40.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 60.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 54.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 111 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 137.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 116.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 145.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 134.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 25 Czechia 152.34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 26 Germany 144.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 27 Brunei 141.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 29 Australia 137.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 30 Austria 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 31 Cyprus 132.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Angola was 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 145.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2015.
- What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1994.
- How does Angola rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Angola ranks 28th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.