According to the National Watersports Survey conducted in the United Kingdom, watersports participation in the country increased overall from 26.3 percent in 2020 to 27.7 percent in 2022. Watersports participation peaked in 2018 at 31.8 percent.
Participation rate in any watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022
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Fishing
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Swimming
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- Basic Statistic Swimming participation England 2016-2023
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Boating
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- Premium Statistic UK: share of people participating in any boating activity 2002-2018
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- Premium Statistic UK: share of people who own a boat 2017 by type
- Basic Statistic Boating activites: seasonal participation in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017
- Premium Statistic UK: distribution of people participating in boating activities in 2017, by season
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Public funding
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- Premium Statistic Public funding for Olympic diving in the UK since 2000, by location of games
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- Premium Statistic UK: Sport England's public funding for British Water Ski and Wakeboard 2013-2017
Membership
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- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: number of Royal Yachting Association (RYA) clubs 2016, by country
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: number of Royal Yachting Association club members 2016, by country
- Premium Statistic Swimming club membership in England 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Sailing club membership in England 2016-2021
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Import & export
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- Number of people spending leisure time at the beach in UK 2015-18
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- Share of people participating in small sail boat racing UK 2014-18
- Share of people participating in canoeing in the UK 2014-2018
- Share of people participating in small sail boating UK 2014-2018
- Yacht cruising participation in the UK 2020-2021
- Share of people participating in rowing or sculling UK 2014-18
- Share of people participating in power boating in the UK 2014-2018
- Share of people participating in angling in the UK 2014-2018
- Number of people participating in angling in the UK 2015-2018
- Share of people participating in cliff climbing in the UK 2014-18
- Share of people using personal watercraft UK 2014-2018
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The Nursery Research and Planning. (April 4, 2023). Participation rate in any watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/533052/participation-watersports-activities-united-kingdom-uk/
The Nursery Research and Planning. "Participation rate in any watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022." Chart. April 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533052/participation-watersports-activities-united-kingdom-uk/
The Nursery Research and Planning. (2023). Participation rate in any watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/533052/participation-watersports-activities-united-kingdom-uk/
The Nursery Research and Planning. "Participation Rate in Any Watersports Activities in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533052/participation-watersports-activities-united-kingdom-uk/
The Nursery Research and Planning, Participation rate in any watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/533052/participation-watersports-activities-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Participation rate in any watersports activities in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2022 [Graph], The Nursery Research and Planning, April 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/533052/participation-watersports-activities-united-kingdom-uk/