Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 20.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Burkina Faso, 1985–2022
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 Burkina Faso stood at 20.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Burkina Faso peaked at 20.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2000.
Burkina Faso ranks 97th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 9.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5 |
| 1990s | 8.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 8.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 9.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 7.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10.25 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 11.11 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 18.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 18.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 20.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 94 Greece 21.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 95 Rwanda 20.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 96 Costa Rica 20.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 98 Algeria 20.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 99 Turkey 18.81 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 100 Lebanon 18.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.48 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 14.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0021 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0197 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Burkina Faso?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Burkina Faso was 20.37 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 20.37 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 Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Burkina Faso ranks 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.