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Japan - Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3) 3457.4

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 190 economies tracked

Latest value

3457.4 (2023)

Global rank

##95 of 190 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1961

0.78×

Ranking Race — Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#19#37#55#73#9119611971198119912001201120212023#99#952021 overtook Azerbaijan2022 overtook North Macedonia
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Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2023. Japan climbed from #99 to #95 (overtook Azerbaijan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1973
Oil crisis shock curated

First oil shock ends rapid postwar growth; inflation surges.

1985
Plaza Accord curated

Yen revaluation agreed; asset bubble inflates through the late 1980s.

1991
Asset bubble bursts curated

Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.

2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2021
Overtook Azerbaijan in global rank auto
2022
Overtook North Macedonia in global rank auto

Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3), 1961-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · cubic metres per capita per year · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1961197619912006202120233354.333710.584066.824423.07

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