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

Turkmenistan: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
170th
of 179 countries
All-time high
2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
0.3239 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1997
Years of data
29
1994–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Turkmenistan, 1994–2022

0.511.521994200820221994: 0.378 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 0.348 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 0.368 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 0.324 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 0.344 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 0.398 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 0.416 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 0.425 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 0.416 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 0.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 0.421 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 0.476 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 0.528 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 0.586 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 0.671 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 0.712 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 0.776 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 0.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 0.987 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 1.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 1.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 1.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 1.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 1.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 1.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 1.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 1.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 2.1 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

Turkmenistan recorded 2.08 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 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 110.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3239 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1997.

Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Turkmenistan, year by year

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1994 0.378 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1995 0.348 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -7.9%
1996 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.9%
1997 0.3239 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -12.1%
1998 0.3442 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.3%
1999 0.3979 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +15.6%
2000 0.4165 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.7%
2001 0.4245 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.9%
2002 0.416 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.0%
2003 0.4201 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.0%
2004 0.4209 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.2%
2005 0.4758 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +13.0%
2006 0.528 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.0%
2007 0.5859 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.0%
2008 0.6714 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +14.6%
2009 0.7117 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.0%
2010 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +9.1%
2011 0.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +14.6%
2012 0.9874 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.0%
2013 1.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.1%
2014 1.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +10.3%
2015 1.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.4%
2016 1.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.1%
2017 1.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.7%
2018 1.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +14.0%
2019 1.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.2%
2020 1.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +11.8%
2021 1.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.2%
2022 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.2%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, 14% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 2.08 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, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.36 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.3239 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.3979 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 6
2000s 0.5071 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.416 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.7117 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 1.22 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 0.7765 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 1.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 1.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 1.84 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2.08 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 167 Somalia 2.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 168 Pakistan 2.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 169 Montenegro 2.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 171 Myanmar 1.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 172 East Timor 1.85 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 173 Sudan 1.78 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 Turkmenistan?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in Turkmenistan was 2.08 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 Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.08 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 Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3239 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1997.
How does Turkmenistan rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
Turkmenistan ranks 170th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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.