Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Spain
Spain: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
70th
of 179 countries
All-time high
46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1985
Years of data
48
1975–2022
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Spain, 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
In 2022, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Spain stood at 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Spain peaked at 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1985.
That places Spain 70th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Spain, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 14.03 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | — |
| 1976 | 14.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 14.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 14.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 13.95 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 13.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 13.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 13.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 13.32 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 13.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 14.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 16.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 19.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 20.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 21.18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 21.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 22.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 23.62 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 24.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 25.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 26.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 27.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 28.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 29.41 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 29.74 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 30.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 30.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 32.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 35.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 35.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.19 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 34.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 34 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 31.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 35.29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 35.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 39.76 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 42.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 44.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 45.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 40.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 43.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | +6.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is below the median for high income countries, which is 108.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 43% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Spain's 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 78% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 13.95 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 14.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 17.77 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 19.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 26.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.28 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 27.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 35.83 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 31.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 45.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 40.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 46.44 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 67 United States 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 68 Ghana 47.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 69 Saint Lucia 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 71 Palestine 44.87 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 72 Sierra Leone 42.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
- 73 Belarus 40.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
More environment data for Spain
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4277 % 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 -0.5136 % 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 Spain?
- Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Spain was 46.44 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 46.44 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 Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
- Spain ranks 70th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.