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

Cameroon: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
76th
of 179 countries
All-time high
45.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1987
All-time low
17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2000
Years of data
36
1987–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cameroon, 1987–2022

010203040501987200420221987: 45.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 42.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 41.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 38.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 37.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 35.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 24.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 22.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 21.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 20 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 19.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 18.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 17.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 18.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 18.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 19.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 19.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 20.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 21.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 22.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 22.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 23.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 24.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 25.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 26.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 29.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 30.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 33.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 34.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 34.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 35.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 37 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 Cameroon stood at 37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cameroon peaked at 45.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1987 and was at its lowest, 17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2000.

That places Cameroon 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

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

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1987 45.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1988 42.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -8.0%
1989 41.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.0%
1990 38.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.3%
1991 37.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -4.0%
1992 35.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.3%
1993 28.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -21.8%
1994 24.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -11.4%
1995 22.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -9.0%
1996 21.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.6%
1997 20.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -5.3%
1998 19.18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -4.3%
1999 18.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.8%
2000 17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.8%
2001 18.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.8%
2002 18.43 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.0%
2003 18.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.0%
2004 19.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
2005 19.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.1%
2006 20.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.8%
2007 21.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
2008 22.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.8%
2009 22.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.6%
2010 23.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.9%
2011 24.12 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.4%
2012 25.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
2013 26.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.0%
2014 28.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.7%
2015 29.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.7%
2016 30.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.5%
2017 32.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.5%
2018 33.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.0%
2019 34.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.5%
2020 34.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.3%
2021 35.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.3%
2022 37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.7%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 37.03 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, 2.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 37.03 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, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 43.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 41.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 45.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3
1990s 26.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 18.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 38.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 19.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 22.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 28.75 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 23.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 34.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 35.76 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 34.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 73 Belarus 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 74 Nigeria 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 75 Portugal 37.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 77 Saudi Arabia 36.75 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 78 Togo 35.12 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 79 Hungary 33.73 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 Cameroon?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Cameroon was 37.03 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 Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 45.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1987.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Cameroon ranks 76th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon 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.