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

Namibia: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
38th
of 179 countries
All-time high
109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
16.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1990
Years of data
38
1985–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Namibia, 1985–2022

204060801001985200320221985: 24.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1986: 22.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1987: 21.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 19.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 17.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 17.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 17.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 18.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 18.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 18.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 18.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 18.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 19.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 21.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 22.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 26.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 31.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 36.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 37.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 41.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 50.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 56.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 62.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 69.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 73.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 87.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 86.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 104 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 109.6 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 Namibia stood at 109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 116.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Namibia peaked at 109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1990.

Namibia ranks 38th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Namibia, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1985 24.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1986 22.81 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -7.2%
1987 21.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -7.1%
1988 19.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -8.6%
1989 18.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.9%
1990 16.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -5.9%
1991 17.02 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.3%
1992 17.81 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.7%
1993 17.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.8%
1994 17.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.6%
1995 17.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.6%
1996 18.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.4%
1997 18.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.2%
1998 18.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.4%
1999 18.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.5%
2000 18.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.5%
2001 19.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
2002 21.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.1%
2003 22.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.7%
2004 26.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +16.1%
2005 28.02 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.2%
2006 31.11 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.0%
2007 34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.3%
2008 36.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.7%
2009 37.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.4%
2010 41.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.6%
2011 46.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.8%
2012 50.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.0%
2013 56.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.8%
2014 62.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +12.0%
2015 69.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.0%
2016 73.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.9%
2017 77.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.1%
2018 83.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +7.8%
2019 87.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.6%
2020 86.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.1%
2021 104 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +20.0%
2022 109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.4%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 8.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 21.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 18.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 24.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 5
1990s 17.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 16.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 18.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 27.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 18.71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 37.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 64.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 41.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 87.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 100.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 86.67 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 109.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 35 Comoros 114.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 36 Netherlands 111.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 37 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 39 Puerto Rico 109.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 40 France 108.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 41 Bolivia 103.58 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 Namibia?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Namibia was 109.61 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 109.61 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 Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1990.
How does Namibia rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Namibia ranks 38th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia 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.