Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 13.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Dominican Republic, 2000–2022
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
Dominican Republic recorded 13.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Dominican Republic peaked at 13.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2003.
That places Dominican Republic 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 7.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 8.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 7.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 12.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 11.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 13.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 114 Mexico 14.34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 115 El Salvador 14.11 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 116 Uruguay 13.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 118 Mozambique 13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 119 Tanzania 12.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 120 Jamaica 12.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 51.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.51 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1864 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0123 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0379 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Dominican Republic?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Dominican Republic was 13.69 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 13.69 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 Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2003.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Dominican Republic ranks 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.