During fiscal year 2022, approximately 66,185 gigaliters of water were consumed by the electricity, gas, water, and waste services industry in Australia. The effective management of water supply and consumption are important for Australia, a country which is the driest inhabited continent on earth.
Total consumption of water across Australia in financial year 2022, by industry
(in gigaliters)
Characteristic
Consumption in gigaliters
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
66,185.65
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
9,980.62
Mining
1,504.28
Manufacturing
625.91
Other industries
800.97
Households
1,778.87
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Consumption in gigaliters66,185.6566,185.659,980.629,980.621,504.281,504.28625.91625.91800.97800.971,778.871,778.87Electricity, gas, waterand waste servicesAgriculture, forestryand fishingMiningManufacturingOther industriesHouseholds
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (October 19, 2023). Total consumption of water across Australia in financial year 2022, by industry (in gigaliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033484/australia-water-consumption-volume-by-industry/
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