IDA only - 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 IDA only was 4.91 as of 2017. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 29.34 in 1972 and 1.68 in 1987.

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.

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Year Value
1972 29.34
1977 20.97
1982 8.82
1987 1.68
1992 2.38
1997 2.44
2002 2.40
2007 3.19
2012 3.93
2017 4.91

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater