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Argentina - Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) 10.46

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

Latest value

10.46 (2023)

Global rank

##92 of 178 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1976

1.37×

Ranking Race — Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#76#9119621972198219922002201220222023#8#922009 overtook Austria2019 overtook Niger
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Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Argentina climbed from #8 to #92 (overtook Austria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Argentina ↓

Key Events — Argentina

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1989
Hyperinflation curated

Prices spiral out of control before convertibility plan.

2001
Sovereign default curated

Largest default in history; peso peg abandoned.

2003
Commodity boom rebound curated

Strong recovery driven by commodity exports.

2009
Overtook Austria in global rank auto
2018
Currency crisis curated

IMF bailout as the peso loses half its value.

2019
Overtook Niger in global rank auto

Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2), 1976-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % of renewable resources · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1976198619962006201620237.668.599.5310.46
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