FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 178 economies tracked
14.35 (2023)
#n/a of 178 economies
1.4×
0.62×
1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1962 - 2023. United Kingdom climbed from #23 to #105 (overtook North Macedonia). 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.
Total Renewable Water Resources per Capita (M3), Total Renewable Water Resources (M3), Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), Total Water Withdrawal (M3)
No community estimates yet for Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) — be the first.