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

Nigeria: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
74th
of 179 countries
All-time high
40.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2019
All-time low
17.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1999
Years of data
36
1987–2022

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

0102030401987200420221987: 22.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 22.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 21.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 22.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 21.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 21.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 20.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 18.2 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 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 17.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 17.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 17.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 20.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 21.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 22.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 23.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 24.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 26 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 27.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 29.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 30.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 32.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 36.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 38.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 39.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 38.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 39.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 40 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 40.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 38.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 38.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 40.3 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 Nigeria stood at 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Nigeria peaked at 40.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1999.

Nigeria ranks 74th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 22.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 21.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 22.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3
1990s 19.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 17.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 22.95 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 23.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 17.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 29.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 37.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 30.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 40.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 39.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 38.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 40.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 71 Palestine 44.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 72 Sierra Leone 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 73 Belarus 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 75 Portugal 37.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 76 Cameroon 37.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 77 Saudi Arabia 36.75 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 Nigeria?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Nigeria was 40.33 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 40.84 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 Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 17.21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1999.
How does Nigeria rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Nigeria ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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.