Level of water stress in Brazil
Freshwater withdrawals in Brazil were equal to 1.5% of available resources in 2022.
Brazil, 2022
1.5%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
29.8%
Position in 2022
155th of 176
Level of water stress in Brazil over time
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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brazil |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% |
| 2014 | 3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.3% |
| 2011 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 3.5% |
| 2009 | 3.3% |
| 2008 | 3.1% |
| 2007 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 2.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 1.5% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 3.3%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Brazil has the 155th highest value.