FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 178 economies tracked
29.77 (2023)
##125 of 178 economies
3.0×
0.81×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. Italy climbed from #15 to #125 (overtook Cyprus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Italy ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Lira leaves the ERM amid a European exchange-rate turmoil.
Italy joins the single currency as a founding member.
Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.
One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.
Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3), Total Renewable Water Resources (M3), Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), Total Water Withdrawal (M3)
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