Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Madagascar
Madagascar: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 0.9916 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Madagascar, 1984–2022
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
Madagascar recorded 0.9916 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 39 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Madagascar peaked at 0.9916 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3438 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1984.
Madagascar ranks 178th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3712 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.3438 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.4092 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.4561 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.405 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.5431 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6444 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.5325 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.7634 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8408 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.7375 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.9799 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9513 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.9099 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.9916 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 175 Tajikistan 1.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 176 Syria 1.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 177 Kyrgyzstan 1.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 179 Afghanistan 0.7556 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.12 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Madagascar?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Madagascar was 0.9916 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9916 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 Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3438 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1984.
- How does Madagascar rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Madagascar ranks 178th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.