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Germany - Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) 31.46

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 178 economies tracked

Latest value

31.46 (2023)

Global rank

##127 of 178 economies

vs global median

3.1×

Growth since 1991

0.5×

Ranking Race — Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#14519621972198219922002201220222023#91#1272021 overtook North Macedonia2022 overtook St. Kitts and Nevis
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Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Germany climbed from #91 to #127 (overtook North Macedonia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2021
Overtook North Macedonia in global rank auto
2022
Overtook St. Kitts and Nevis in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2), 1991-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % of renewable resources · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202331.4643.7956.1368.46
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