Volume of bottled water sold in the U.S. 2010-2022

In 2022, 15.9 billion gallons of bottled water were sold in the United States. Over the last ten years, the country’s bottled water sales volume had increased considerably with each consecutive year.

Consumption in the U.S.

As bottled water volume sales increased in recent years, so did per capita consumption in the United States. Over the last decade, yearly bottled water consumption grew by almost 40 percent, reaching a total of almost 47 gallons per person in 2021. Bottled water was the most commonly consumed beverage among Americans one year earlier, with carbonated soft drinks ranking a close second. Other beverages typically enjoyed included coffee, beer, cider, and milk.

Bottled or tap water

In 2018, about a fifth of consumers in the United States usually drank bottled water, while about 15 percent drank water from a bottle exclusively. Only about one in ten Americans drank only tap or filtered water that year.