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Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Austria

Austria: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
30th
of 179 countries
All-time high
136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
56.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1981
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Austria, 1980–2022

0501001501980200120221980: 57.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1981: 56.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1982: 56.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1983: 57.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1984: 57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1985: 57.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1986: 58.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1987: 58.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 59.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 62.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 66.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 70.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 73.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 77.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 76.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 81.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 86.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 88.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 90.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 92.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 95.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 98.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 102.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 104.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 101 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 103.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 107.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 109.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 110.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 112.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 115.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 119 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 123.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 127.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 131.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 123.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 129.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal

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

The most recent figure for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Austria is 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Austria peaked at 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1981.

Austria ranks 30th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Austria, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1980 57.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1981 56.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.5%
1982 56.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.6%
1983 57.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.6%
1984 56.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.3%
1985 57.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.1%
1986 58.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.0%
1987 58.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.1%
1988 59.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.0%
1989 61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.6%
1990 62.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.1%
1991 66.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.4%
1992 69.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.1%
1993 70.76 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.5%
1994 73.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.5%
1995 77.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.8%
1996 77.02 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.6%
1997 76.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.6%
1998 78.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.2%
1999 81.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.4%
2000 84.99 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.0%
2001 86.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.1%
2002 88.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.3%
2003 90.11 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.5%
2004 92.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.9%
2005 95.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.6%
2006 98.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.6%
2007 102.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.1%
2008 104.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.8%
2009 100.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.3%
2010 103.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.1%
2011 107.34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.1%
2012 109.25 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.8%
2013 110.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.9%
2014 112.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.9%
2015 115.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.5%
2016 119.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.3%
2017 123.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.5%
2018 127.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.7%
2019 131.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.0%
2020 123.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.3%
2021 129.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.9%
2022 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.3%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for high income countries, which is 108.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 2.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 57.99 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 56.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
1990s 73.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 62.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 81.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 94.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 84.99 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 104.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 115.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 103.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 131.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 129.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 123.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 27 Brunei 141.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 28 Angola 141.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 29 Australia 137.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 31 Cyprus 132.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 32 Benin 128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 33 Belgium 120.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Austria?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Austria was 136.3 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 Austria?
The highest recorded value was 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 56.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1981.
How does Austria rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Austria ranks 30th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Austria 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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Indicator
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal
Unit
constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT), World Bank, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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Coverage
179 places, 6,112 data points, 1962–2022
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Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.