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

Paraguay: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 17.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
104th
of 179 countries
All-time high
45.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1997
All-time low
12.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2012
Years of data
36
1987–2022

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

10203040501987200420221987: 32.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 33.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 35.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 36.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 37.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 38.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 39.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 41.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 43.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 43.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 45.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 44.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 43.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 42.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 31.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 25 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 21.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 19.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 17.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 15.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 14.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 13.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 13.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 12.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 13.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 14.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 15.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 16.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 16.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 16.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 16.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 17.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 17.4 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

The most recent figure for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Paraguay is 17.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Paraguay peaked at 45.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1997 and was at its lowest, 12.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 2012.

That places Paraguay 104th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Paraguay, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1987 32.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1988 33.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.8%
1989 35.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.8%
1990 36.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.0%
1991 37.81 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.4%
1992 38.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.7%
1993 39.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.9%
1994 41.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
1995 43.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.8%
1996 43.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.6%
1997 45.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.2%
1998 44.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.9%
1999 43.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.3%
2000 42.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.2%
2001 31.37 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -26.0%
2002 25.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -20.3%
2003 21.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -13.3%
2004 19.32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -10.9%
2005 17.24 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -10.7%
2006 16.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -6.9%
2007 15.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -5.2%
2008 14.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -3.2%
2009 13.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -8.0%
2010 13.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.1%
2011 13.79 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -1.3%
2012 12.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -7.3%
2013 13.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.3%
2014 14.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.3%
2015 15.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.0%
2016 15.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
2017 16.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.8%
2018 16.93 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.2%
2019 16.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.4%
2020 16.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.8%
2021 17.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.0%
2022 17.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 17.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 17.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 32.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 35.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3
1990s 41.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 36.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 45.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 21.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 13.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 42.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 14.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 12.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 16.93 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 17.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 16.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 17.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 101 Gambia 18.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 102 Chad 18.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 103 Albania 18.05 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 105 South Africa 17.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 106 Zambia 16.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 107 Georgia 16.47 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 Paraguay?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Paraguay was 17.38 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 Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 45.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1997.
What is the lowest water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 12.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2012.
How does Paraguay rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Paraguay ranks 104th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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.