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

Belarus: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
73rd
of 179 countries
All-time high
44.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2020
All-time low
9.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Belarus, 1995–2022

102030401995200820221995: 9.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 10.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 11.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 12.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 13.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 14.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 15.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 16.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 17.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 19.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 24.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 27.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 30.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 31.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 34.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 36.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 37.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 38.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 37.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 37.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 40.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 41.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 43.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 44.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 42.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 40.5 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

Belarus recorded 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Belarus peaked at 44.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1995.

Belarus ranks 73rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Belarus, 1995 to 2022.
Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1995 9.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
1996 10.12 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
1997 11.45 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.1%
1998 12.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.0%
1999 13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.0%
2000 14.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.4%
2001 15.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.2%
2002 16.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.6%
2003 17.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.6%
2004 19.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.1%
2005 21.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.1%
2006 24.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.1%
2007 27.25 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.7%
2008 30.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.4%
2009 31.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.2%
2010 34.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.9%
2011 36.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.3%
2012 37.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.5%
2013 38.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.8%
2014 37.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.0%
2015 38.99 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
2016 37.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.7%
2017 40.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.3%
2018 41.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.9%
2019 43.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.8%
2020 44.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.6%
2021 42.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -4.5%
2022 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.9%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 2.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 9.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 5
2000s 21.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 14.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 31.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 38.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 34.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 43.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 42.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 44.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 70 Spain 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 71 Palestine 44.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 72 Sierra Leone 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 74 Nigeria 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 75 Portugal 37.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 76 Cameroon 37.03 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 Belarus?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Belarus was 40.51 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 Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 44.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2020.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 9.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1995.
How does Belarus rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Belarus ranks 73rd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
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.