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Brazil - Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3) 40,954

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 190 economies tracked

Latest value

40,954 (2023)

Global rank

##22 of 190 economies

vs global median

11.8×

Growth since 1961

0.35×

Ranking Race — Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#5#9#13#17#2119611971198119912001201120212023#18#221996 overtook Uruguay2006 overtook Vanuatu
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Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2023. Brazil climbed from #18 to #22 (overtook Uruguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Brazil ↓

Key Events — Brazil

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Real Plan curated

New currency ends hyperinflation and stabilises the economy.

1996
Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto
2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2006
Overtook Vanuatu in global rank auto
2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3), 1961-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · cubic metres per capita per year · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19611976199120062021202340,95465,93790,920115,903

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