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Canada - Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) 3.72

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

Latest value

3.72 (2023)

Global rank

##47 of 178 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1986

0.86×

Ranking Race — Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#9#17#25#33#41#4919621972198219922002201220222023#14#472021 overtook Russian Federation2023 overtook Colombia
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Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Canada climbed from #14 to #47 (overtook Russian Federation). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Canada ↓

Key Events — Canada

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1994
NAFTA takes effect curated

Continental free trade deepens integration with the US and Mexico.

2009
Global crisis recession curated

Trade collapse hits the open economy.

2015
Oil price shock curated

Crude collapse hurts energy-heavy provinces.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest contraction in decades despite fiscal support.

2021
Overtook Russian Federation in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Colombia in global rank auto

Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2), 1986-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % of renewable resources · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198619962006201620233.673.994.324.64
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