FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked
100 (2023)
#n/a of 188 economies
0.6%
1×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. United Kingdom climbed from #21 to #34 (overtook Switzerland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Pound forced out of the ERM after a failed defence of the exchange rate.
Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.
Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.
Poverty No Drinking Water (% of population), Road Quality Index and Electricity Access Rates, Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, INFORM Lack of Coping Capacity
No community estimates yet for Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%) — be the first.