Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cambodia
Cambodia: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 15.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cambodia, 2006–2022
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
The most recent figure for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cambodia is 15.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cambodia peaked at 15.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2006.
Cambodia ranks 110th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 7.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 7.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 15.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 14.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 15.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 107 Georgia 16.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 108 Honduras 16.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 109 Argentina 16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 111 Guinea 15.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 112 Ukraine 14.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 113 Colombia 14.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Cambodia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 49.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.83 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 23.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4396 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7904 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0294 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cambodia?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cambodia was 15.84 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.84 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 Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2006.
- How does Cambodia rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Cambodia ranks 110th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.