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

Myanmar: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
171st
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2019
All-time low
0.222 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1988
Years of data
36
1987–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Myanmar, 1987–2022

00.511.522.51987200420221987: 0.254 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 0.222 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 0.227 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 0.231 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 0.226 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 0.245 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 0.256 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 0.272 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 0.287 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 0.302 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 0.316 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 0.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 0.362 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 0.407 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 0.453 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 0.508 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 0.578 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 0.656 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 0.745 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 0.843 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 0.944 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 1.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 1.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 1.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 1.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 2.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 2.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 1.9 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

Myanmar recorded 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in 2022.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Myanmar peaked at 2.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.222 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1988.

That places Myanmar 171st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Myanmar, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1987 0.2538 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1988 0.222 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -12.5%
1989 0.2272 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.3%
1990 0.2305 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.5%
1991 0.2261 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.9%
1992 0.2448 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.3%
1993 0.2563 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.7%
1994 0.2721 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.1%
1995 0.2874 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.6%
1996 0.3023 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.2%
1997 0.3156 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.4%
1998 0.3301 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
1999 0.362 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.7%
2000 0.407 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.4%
2001 0.4531 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.3%
2002 0.5076 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.0%
2003 0.5779 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.8%
2004 0.6563 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.6%
2005 0.7453 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.6%
2006 0.8428 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.1%
2007 0.9438 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.0%
2008 1.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.3%
2009 1.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.5%
2010 1.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.6%
2011 1.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.6%
2012 1.43 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.3%
2013 1.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.4%
2014 1.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.2%
2015 1.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.0%
2016 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.9%
2017 2.02 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.1%
2018 2.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.3%
2019 2.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.6%
2020 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -9.0%
2021 1.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -12.0%
2022 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 6% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2343 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.222 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.2538 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3
1990s 0.2827 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.2261 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.362 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 0.7325 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.407 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 1.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 1.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 1.26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 1.93 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 1.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 168 Pakistan 2.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 169 Montenegro 2.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 170 Turkmenistan 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 172 East Timor 1.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 173 Sudan 1.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 174 Venezuela 1.72 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 Myanmar?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Myanmar was 1.9 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 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 Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.222 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1988.
How does Myanmar rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Myanmar ranks 171st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar 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.