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Brazil - Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) 1.43

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

Latest value

1.43 (2023)

Global rank

##25 of 178 economies

vs global median

0.1×

Growth since 1987

0.86×

Ranking Race — Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#8#15#22#29#36#4319621972198219922002201220222023#22#252018 overtook Bhutan2023 overtook Guinea-Bissau
BrazilCongo, Rep.BelizePapua New GuineaEquatorial Guinea

Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Brazil climbed from #22 to #25 (overtook Bhutan). 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.

2015
Deep recession curated

GDP contracts for two consecutive years amid political turmoil.

2018
Overtook Bhutan in global rank auto
2018
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Pandemic and commodity shock hit output hard.

2023
Overtook Guinea-Bissau in global rank auto

Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2), 1987-2023

FAO AQUASTAT · % of renewable resources · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198719972007201720231.432.132.843.54
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