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New Zealand - Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) 8.05

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

Latest value

8.05 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 178 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1980

8.21×

Ranking Race — Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#7119621972198219922002201220222023#2#822016 overtook Zambia2017 overtook St. Vincent and the Grenadines
New ZealandCongo, Rep.BelizePapua New GuineaEquatorial Guinea

Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. New Zealand climbed from #2 to #82 (overtook Zambia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for New Zealand ↓

Key Events — New Zealand

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Zambia in global rank auto
2017
Overtook St. Vincent and the Grenadines in global rank auto

Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2), 1980-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % of renewable resources · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1980199020002010202020230.983.345.698.05
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