Water Use Per Capita
WorldPopulationEconomicThe estimated amount of water each person uses, by country.
A map shows global water use per capita in cubic meters per year per person. The high to highest water use (dark pink to pink) is seen in Canada, the United States, and Australia, while the lowest (medium pink to light pink) is seen in countries across Africa (Algeria) and some parts of Asia (China).
Class | Rank | Cubic meters | Class | Rank | Percent of GNI | Natural Gas Supply Areas | Arctic | California | Eastern Woodlands, Northeast | Great Basin | Northwest Coast | Plains | Plateau | Southwest | Subarctic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3% | 29.7% | 77.4% | 38.6% | 49.3% | 2.22% | 45.8% | 17.2% | 40.0% | 47.9% | |||||||
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