It is not possible to provide data on how much blood has been donated since blood collection first began.
The National Blood Service (NBS) is responsible for managing the blood supply in England and north Wales. Since it was established, the NBS has collected the following amounts.
Units of blood collected1 (million units) 1992-93 2,208 1993-94 2,210 1994-95 2,255 1995-96 2,330 1996-97 2,356 1997-98 2,389 1998-99 2,397 1999-2000 2,427 2000-01 2,356 2001-02 2,376 2002-03 2,323 2003-04 2,285 2004-05 2,143 2005-06 2,012 2006-07 1,969 Note: These figures are rounded to the nearest 10,000.