Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 26,918 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Brazil, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 26,918 cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Brazil peaked at 75,879 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 26,918 cubic meters, in 2022.
Brazil ranks 24th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,889 cubic meters | 60,841 cubic meters | 75,879 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 53,375 cubic meters | 47,820 cubic meters | 59,355 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,404 cubic meters | 38,641 cubic meters | 46,705 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,350 cubic meters | 32,982 cubic meters | 37,957 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,890 cubic meters | 29,472 cubic meters | 32,531 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,212 cubic meters | 27,288 cubic meters | 29,225 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,021 cubic meters | 26,918 cubic meters | 27,130 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Brazil
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.63 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 216.08 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 791,523 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,387 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 95.40 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 5,661 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 84.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Brazil?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Brazil was 26,918 cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 75,879 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,918 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Brazil rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.