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

Ireland: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 304.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
304.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
12th
of 179 countries
All-time high
318.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2007
All-time low
53.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1980
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ireland, 1980–2022

1002003001980200120221980: 54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1981: 55.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1982: 56.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1983: 55.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1984: 57.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1985: 59.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1986: 58.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1987: 60.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 63.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 66.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 71.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 72.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 74.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 76.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 80.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 90.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 100.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 114.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 129 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 147.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 167 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 182.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 200.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 214.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 238.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 263.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 288.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 318.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 298.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 278.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 257.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 240.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 221.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 210.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 214.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 251 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 239.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 248.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 254.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 247.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 264.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 299.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 304.7 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 Ireland stood at 304.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ireland peaked at 318.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2007 and was at its lowest, 53.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1980.

That places Ireland 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1980 53.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1981 55.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.6%
1982 56.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.6%
1983 55.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.9%
1984 57.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.6%
1985 59.12 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.4%
1986 58.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.1%
1987 60.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.0%
1988 63.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.5%
1989 66.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.1%
1990 71.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.7%
1991 72.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.3%
1992 74.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.7%
1993 76.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.0%
1994 80.18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.1%
1995 90.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.9%
1996 100.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.7%
1997 114.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +14.6%
1998 129.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.4%
1999 147.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +14.3%
2000 167.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.3%
2001 182.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.2%
2002 200.45 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.9%
2003 214.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.1%
2004 238.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.2%
2005 263.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.3%
2006 288.76 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.7%
2007 318.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.3%
2008 298.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.2%
2009 278.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.8%
2010 257.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -7.4%
2011 240.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.7%
2012 221.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -8.0%
2013 210.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -5.0%
2014 214.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.2%
2015 250.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +16.9%
2016 239.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -4.7%
2017 248.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.0%
2018 254.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.1%
2019 247.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.6%
2020 264.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.7%
2021 299.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.5%
2022 304.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.6%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 304.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for high income countries, which is 108.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 2.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 304.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 5.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 58.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 53.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 66.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
1990s 95.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 71.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 147.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 245.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 167.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 318.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 238.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 210.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 257.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 289.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 264.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 304.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 9 United Kingdom 388.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 10 Denmark 373.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 11 Antigua and Barbuda 366.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 13 Israel 249.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 14 Bahrain 248.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 15 Sweden 229.35 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 Ireland?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Ireland was 304.71 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 318.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2007.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 53.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1980.
How does Ireland rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Ireland ranks 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland 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.