This statistic shows the average daily use of drinking water per capita in the Netherlands in 2016, by household size (in liters). It shows that a person in a larger household on average used the fewest liters of drinking water per day this year. People living in a household containing five or more people on average used 100.7 liters of water on a daily basis. In contrast, people living in a two-person household used nearly 128 liters per person per day.
Average daily use of drinking water per capita in the Netherlands in 2016, by household size
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The survey consisted of three parts: an evaluation of the water using equipment at the participants' homes, a dairy research in which respondents filled in on a daily basis which equipment they used and for how long, and a questionnaire about drinking water usage. The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Vereniging van Waterbedrijven in Nederland. (August 7, 2017). Average daily use of drinking water per capita in the Netherlands in 2016, by household size (in liters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/881262/average-daily-use-of-drinking-water-per-capita-in-the-netherlands-by-household-size/
Vereniging van Waterbedrijven in Nederland. "Average daily use of drinking water per capita in the Netherlands in 2016, by household size (in liters)." Chart. August 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881262/average-daily-use-of-drinking-water-per-capita-in-the-netherlands-by-household-size/
Vereniging van Waterbedrijven in Nederland. (2017). Average daily use of drinking water per capita in the Netherlands in 2016, by household size (in liters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/881262/average-daily-use-of-drinking-water-per-capita-in-the-netherlands-by-household-size/
Vereniging van Waterbedrijven in Nederland. "Average Daily Use of Drinking Water per Capita in The Netherlands in 2016, by Household Size (in Liters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881262/average-daily-use-of-drinking-water-per-capita-in-the-netherlands-by-household-size/
Vereniging van Waterbedrijven in Nederland, Average daily use of drinking water per capita in the Netherlands in 2016, by household size (in liters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/881262/average-daily-use-of-drinking-water-per-capita-in-the-netherlands-by-household-size/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Average daily use of drinking water per capita in the Netherlands in 2016, by household size (in liters) [Graph], Vereniging van Waterbedrijven in Nederland, August 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/881262/average-daily-use-of-drinking-water-per-capita-in-the-netherlands-by-household-size/
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