Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Singapore
Singapore: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 82.0%
World rank
1st
of 179 countries
All-time high
1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
50.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1986
Years of data
48
1975–2022
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Singapore, 1975–2022
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
Singapore recorded 1,929 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 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.0% on the previous year and up 574.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Singapore peaked at 1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1986.
That places Singapore 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 118.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | — |
| 1976 | 93.97 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 79.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 70.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 66.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 63.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 62.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 60.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 59.11 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 58.86 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 53.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 50.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 52.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 54.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 56.53 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 58.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 59.52 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 60.25 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 63.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 67.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 69.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 71.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 74.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 69.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 71 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 74.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 70.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 71.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 71.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 78.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 93.55 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 112.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 126.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 142.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 187.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 233.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 285.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 362.17 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +26.7% |
| 2014 | 459.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +26.9% |
| 2015 | 606.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +32.1% |
| 2016 | 627.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 668.72 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 705.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 706.95 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 673.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1,060 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +57.3% |
| 2022 | 1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +82.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for high income countries, which is 108.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 17.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 65.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Singapore changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +82.0% | 1,060 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal |
| 2021 | +57.3% | 673.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1,060 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 66.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 118.78 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5 |
| 1980s | 57.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 50.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 63.54 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 58.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 74.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.69 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 70.59 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 142.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 484.45 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 187.58 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 706.95 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,221 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 673.63 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1,929 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9965 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 42.94 % change on previous year (1990)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (1990)
- Temperature change 0.647 °C (1990)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Singapore?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Singapore was 1,929 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 1,929 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 Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1986.
- How does Singapore rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Singapore ranks 1st out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is up 574.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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.