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Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in United States

United States: Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal was 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
67th
of 179 countries
All-time high
48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 2022
All-time low
13.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal
in 1980
Years of data
43
1980–2022

Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in United States, 1980–2022

10203040501980200120221980: 13.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1981: 14.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1982: 14 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1983: 14.8 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1984: 16.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1985: 16.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1986: 17.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1987: 18.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1988: 19.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1989: 20.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1990: 21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1991: 21 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1992: 21.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1993: 22.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1994: 23.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1995: 23.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1996: 24.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1997: 25.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1998: 26.7 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal1999: 27.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2000: 29 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2001: 29.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2002: 29.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2003: 30.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2004: 31.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2005: 32.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2006: 34.3 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2007: 35.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2008: 36.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2009: 36.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2010: 39 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2011: 39.1 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2012: 39.6 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2013: 39.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2014: 40.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2015: 41.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2016: 41.9 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2017: 43 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2018: 44.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2019: 45.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2020: 44.4 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2021: 47.2 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal2022: 48.4 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 United States is 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in United States peaked at 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal, in 1980.

United States ranks 67th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

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

Year constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal Change
1980 13.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal —
1981 14.13 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.6%
1982 14.02 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.8%
1983 14.82 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.7%
1984 16.06 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +8.4%
1985 16.91 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.3%
1986 17.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
1987 18.49 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
1988 19.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.3%
1989 20.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.8%
1990 21.04 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.0%
1991 20.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -0.3%
1992 21.68 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.3%
1993 22.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.6%
1994 23.09 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.8%
1995 23.66 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.5%
1996 24.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.6%
1997 25.56 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
1998 26.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.3%
1999 27.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.6%
2000 28.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.9%
2001 29.18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.7%
2002 29.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.5%
2003 30.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.6%
2004 31.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.6%
2005 32.51 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.3%
2006 34.27 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.4%
2007 35.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +4.7%
2008 36.89 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.8%
2009 36.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.1%
2010 39.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +5.6%
2011 39.15 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.3%
2012 39.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.1%
2013 39.93 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +0.9%
2014 40.46 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.3%
2015 41.18 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.8%
2016 41.93 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +1.8%
2017 42.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.5%
2018 44.23 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +3.0%
2019 45.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.6%
2020 44.43 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal -2.1%
2021 47.16 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +6.2%
2022 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal +2.5%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 48.35 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, 45% of the median. (59 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 16.57 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 13.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 20.42 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
1990s 23.73 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 20.98 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 27.88 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2000s 32.61 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 28.96 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 36.94 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2010s 41.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 39.01 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 45.38 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 10
2020s 46.65 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 44.43 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 48.35 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 3

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 64 Jordan 51.07 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  2. 65 Lesotho 50.5 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  3. 66 Canada 49.47 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  4. 68 Ghana 47.31 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  5. 69 Saint Lucia 46.92 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal compare
  6. 70 Spain 46.44 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 United States?
Water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal in United States was 48.35 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 United States?
The highest recorded value was 48.35 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 United States?
The lowest recorded value was 13.64 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal in 1980.
How does United States rank for water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal?
United States ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is water productivity, gdp per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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
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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.