Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Brazil

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Brazil in 2022 — 1.2%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 175. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 0.58 pp.

2022 1.2% +0.01 pp vs 2021
World rank 30of 175
Period maximum 1.32%2010
Period minimum 0.62%1987

Trend over time

1987–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Brazil, 1987–20220.60.811.21.419871991199519992003200720112015201920221987: 0.62%1988: 0.66%1989: 0.7%1990: 0.74%1991: 0.77%1992: 0.81%1993: 0.85%1994: 0.89%1995: 0.93%1996: 0.97%1997: 0.97%1998: 0.98%1999: 0.99%2000: 0.99%2001: 1%2002: 1%2003: 1.01%2004: 1.01%2005: 1.02%2006: 1.03%2007: 1.1%2008: 1.17%2009: 1.25%2010: 1.32%2011: 1.28%2012: 1.23%2013: 1.19%2014: 1.15%2015: 1.13%2016: 1.17%2017: 1.16%2018: 1.17%2019: 1.19%2020: 1.18%2021: 1.19%2022: 1.2%
Change over the period: +0.58 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Brazil

Brazil 1.2%
World 9.01%
South America computed 1.83%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Brazil, by year Brazil All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.2 +0.01 pp
2021 1.19 +0 pp
2020 1.18 −0.01 pp
2019 1.19 +0.02 pp
2018 1.17 +0.01 pp
2017 1.16 −0.01 pp
2016 1.17 +0.04 pp
2015 1.13 −0.02 pp
2014 1.15 −0.04 pp
2013 1.19 −0.04 pp
2012 1.23 −0.04 pp
2011 1.28 −0.04 pp
2010 1.32 +0.07 pp
2009 1.25 +0.07 pp
2008 1.17 +0.07 pp
2007 1.1 +0.07 pp
2006 1.03 +0.01 pp
2005 1.02 +0.01 pp
2004 1.01 +0.01 pp
2003 1.01 +0.01 pp
2002 1 +0.01 pp
2001 1 +0.01 pp
2000 0.99 +0.01 pp
1999 0.99 +0.01 pp
1998 0.98 +0.01 pp
1997 0.97 +0.01 pp
1996 0.97 +0.04 pp
1995 0.93 +0.04 pp
1994 0.89 +0.04 pp
1993 0.85 +0.04 pp
1992 0.81 +0.04 pp
1991 0.77 +0.04 pp
1990 0.74 +0.04 pp
1989 0.7 +0.04 pp
1988 0.66 +0.04 pp
1987 0.62

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.