The statistic shows the total amount of water withdrawn in the United States. In 2015, U.S. freshwater withdrawals were estimated to be 281 billion gallons of fresh water per day. Saline-water withdrawals made up around 13 percent of total withdrawals that year.
Total water withdrawals in the U.S. by type in 2015
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Withdrawals in million gallons per day
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US Geological Survey. (September 25, 2018). Total water withdrawals in the U.S. by type in 2015 (in million gallons per day) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194018/total-water-withdrawals-in-the-us-by-type-per-day/
US Geological Survey. "Total water withdrawals in the U.S. by type in 2015 (in million gallons per day)." Chart. September 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194018/total-water-withdrawals-in-the-us-by-type-per-day/
US Geological Survey. (2018). Total water withdrawals in the U.S. by type in 2015 (in million gallons per day). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194018/total-water-withdrawals-in-the-us-by-type-per-day/
US Geological Survey. "Total Water Withdrawals in The U.S. by Type in 2015 (in Million Gallons per Day)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194018/total-water-withdrawals-in-the-us-by-type-per-day/
US Geological Survey, Total water withdrawals in the U.S. by type in 2015 (in million gallons per day) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194018/total-water-withdrawals-in-the-us-by-type-per-day/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Total water withdrawals in the U.S. by type in 2015 (in million gallons per day) [Graph], US Geological Survey, September 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/194018/total-water-withdrawals-in-the-us-by-type-per-day/