FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 179 economies tracked
8.42 (2023)
#n/a of 179 economies
0.2%
0.62×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. United Kingdom climbed from #19 to #54 (overtook Netherlands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Privatisation and deregulation reshape the British economy.
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.
Migrant Stock Abroad, Remittance Outflow Estimate (bilateral), Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption
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