FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 190 economies tracked
18,600 (2023)
##38 of 190 economies
5.4×
0.4×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2023. Australia climbed from #39 to #38 (overtook Guinea). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Australia ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
AUD begins floating; financial deregulation follows.
Avoids recession on the back of China-driven commodity demand.
First recession in nearly three decades.
Total Renewable Water Resources (M3), Population with Access to Safe Drinking Water (%), Total Water Withdrawal (M3), Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2)
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