Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Egypt
Egypt: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 5.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Egypt, 1975–2022
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
Egypt recorded 5.86 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 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Egypt peaked at 5.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.846 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1975.
Egypt ranks 148th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.846 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5.32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 145 Bhutan 7.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 146 Suriname 7.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 147 Sri Lanka 6.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 149 Mauritania 5.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 150 Niger 5.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 151 North Macedonia 5.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 13.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4584 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 20.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0674 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 57.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1169 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5385 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Egypt?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Egypt was 5.86 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 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 Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.846 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1975.
- How does Egypt rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Egypt ranks 148th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.