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

Kazakhstan: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 8.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
8.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
136th
of 179 countries
All-time high
8.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2019
All-time low
1.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1995
Years of data
30
1993–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Kazakhstan, 1993–2022

24681993200720221993: 2.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 2.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 2.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 2.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 3.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 3.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 3.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 3.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 4.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 4.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 5.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 5.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 6.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 5.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 6.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 7.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 7.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 7.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 7.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 8.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 8.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 8.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 8.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 8.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 8.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 8.9 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

Kazakhstan recorded 8.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Kazakhstan peaked at 8.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1995.

Kazakhstan ranks 136th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 1.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2.75 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 7
2000s 4.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 6.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 8.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 6.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 8.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 8.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 8.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 8.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 133 Guyana 9.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 134 Ethiopia 9.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 135 Guinea-Bissau 9.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 137 Libya 8.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 138 Peru 8.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 139 Bangladesh 8.52 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 Kazakhstan?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Kazakhstan was 8.87 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 8.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2019.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1995.
How does Kazakhstan rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Kazakhstan ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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
Last refreshed

Water productivity is calculated as total gross domestic product (GDP), measured in constant 2015 US$ divided by annual total water withdrawal.