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

Benin: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 6.3%
World rank
32nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1989
Years of data
38
1985–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Benin, 1985–2022

2550751001251985200320221985: 32.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1986: 32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1987: 30.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 30 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 29.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 29.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 29.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 30.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 29.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 32.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 34.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 37.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 39.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 43 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 46.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 50.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 52.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 54.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 57.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 60.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 63.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 68.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 70 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 75.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 80.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 86.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 87.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 90.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 95.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 102.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 109.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 113.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 121.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 129 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

In 2022, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Benin stood at 128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Benin peaked at 128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1989.

That places Benin 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

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

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1985 32.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1986 31.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.1%
1987 30.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -5.5%
1988 30.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.6%
1989 28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.5%
1990 29.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.1%
1991 29.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.6%
1992 29.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.5%
1993 30.25 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.4%
1994 29.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.2%
1995 32.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.4%
1996 34.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.7%
1997 37.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.2%
1998 39.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.4%
1999 42.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.9%
2000 46.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.5%
2001 50.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.0%
2002 52.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
2003 54.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.4%
2004 56.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.4%
2005 57.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.7%
2006 60.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.9%
2007 63.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.0%
2008 66.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.9%
2009 68.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.3%
2010 69.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.1%
2011 72.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.0%
2012 75.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.8%
2013 80.93 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.2%
2014 86.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.4%
2015 87.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.8%
2016 90.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.3%
2017 95.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.7%
2018 102.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.7%
2019 109.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.9%
2020 113.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.8%
2021 121.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.2%
2022 128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.3%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 128.97 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, 10.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 128.97 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, 6.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 30.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 32.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 5
1990s 33.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 29.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 42.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 57.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 46.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 68.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 86.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 69.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 109.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 121.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 113.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 128.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 29 Australia 137.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 30 Austria 136.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 31 Cyprus 132.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 33 Belgium 120.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 34 Gabon 114.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 35 Comoros 114.03 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 Benin?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Benin was 128.97 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 Benin?
The highest recorded value was 128.97 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 Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1989.
How does Benin rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Benin ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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.