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Brazil - Total Water Withdrawal (M3) 64.8

FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 179 economies tracked

Latest value

64.8 (2023)

Global rank

##13 of 179 economies

Share of global total

1.6%

Growth since 1987

1.85×

Ranking Race — Total Water Withdrawal (M3)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#3#5#7#9#11#13#1519621972198219922002201220222023#15#132008 overtook Russian Federation2011 overtook Egypt, Arab Rep.
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Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Brazil climbed from #15 to #13 (overtook Russian Federation). 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.

2002
Emerging-market crisis curated

Currency and debt fears peak ahead of the 2002 election.

2008
Overtook Russian Federation in global rank auto
2011
Overtook Egypt, Arab Rep. 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 Water Withdrawal (M3), 1987-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · cubic metres per year · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1987199720072017202335.0448.361.5774.83

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