Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 9.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ethiopia, 2002–2022
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 Ethiopia stood at 9.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ethiopia peaked at 9.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2003.
Ethiopia ranks 134th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 4.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 8.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 8.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 9.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 131 Serbia 10.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 132 Haiti 9.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 133 Guyana 9.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 9.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 136 Kazakhstan 8.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 137 Libya 8.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 192.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.46 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 87.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 18.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0131 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 131.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0409 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 13.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ethiopia?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ethiopia was 9.64 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.64 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 Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Ethiopia ranks 134th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.