FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 178 economies tracked
35.4 (2023)
##133 of 178 economies
3.5×
0.87×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Japan climbed from #32 to #133 (overtook Poland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Japan ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
First oil shock ends rapid postwar growth; inflation surges.
Yen revaluation agreed; asset bubble inflates through the late 1980s.
Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.
Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.
Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3), Total Renewable Water Resources (M3), Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), Total Water Withdrawal (M3)
No community estimates yet for Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) — be the first.