Australia vs Japan: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita
Australia
66.9%
in 2022
Japan
66.7%
in 2022
Australia rank
80th
Japan rank
81st
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 66.9% against 66.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 80th and Japan ranks 81st of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 65.0% | 3.7% | Australia |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 65.7% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 62.4% | 67.4% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 66.7% | 1.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 66.9% against 66.7% in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita between Australia and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- Australia ranks 80th and Japan ranks 81st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.