World - Water productivity

Water productivity, total (constant 2010 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal)

The latest value for Water productivity, total (constant 2010 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal) in World was 20.44 as of 2017. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 66.43 in 2014 and 3.95 in 1977.

Definition: Water productivity is calculated as GDP in constant prices divided by annual total water withdrawal.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 25.62
1977 3.95
1982 8.75
1987 10.19
1992 11.74
1997 12.89
2001 24.00
2002 14.18
2005 23.05
2007 16.20
2012 17.91
2014 66.43
2017 20.44

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater