Arab 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 Arab World was 12.80 as of 2017. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 24.00 in 2001 and 1.57 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.

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Year Value
1977 1.57
1982 3.14
1987 3.23
1992 5.84
1997 6.26
2001 24.00
2002 6.87
2005 21.42
2007 9.31
2012 11.29
2017 12.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater