Water consumption: the countries with the largest consumption
The graph shows the countries with the largest share of global water consumption. 12 percent of the world's water is consumed in China.
The countries with the largest water consumption
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Water Footprint Network. (January 31, 2007). The countries with the largest water consumption [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network. "The countries with the largest water consumption." Chart. January 31, 2007. Statista. Accessed January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network. (2007). The countries with the largest water consumption. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network. "The Countries with The Largest Water Consumption." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2007, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network, The countries with the largest water consumption Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/ (last visited January 04, 2025)
The countries with the largest water consumption [Graph], Water Footprint Network, January 31, 2007. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/