Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Somalia
Somalia: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 2.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Somalia, 1987–2022
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
The most recent figure for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Somalia is 2.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Somalia peaked at 2.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6161 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1998.
That places Somalia 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.8294 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.6161 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1.33 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8695 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 0.6261 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 | 1.81 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 1.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 2.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 164 Nepal 3.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 165 Uzbekistan 3.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 166 Laos 2.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 168 Pakistan 2.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 169 Montenegro 2.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 170 Turkmenistan 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 34.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 26.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0032 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Somalia?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Somalia was 2.48 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 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 Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6161 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1998.
- How does Somalia rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Somalia ranks 167th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.