• Freshwater

    • Only a tiny fraction of Earth's water is freshwater, or water that we can drink. Freshwater is becoming a threatened natural resource in more and more places around the world.

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    • Freshwater

    • Fresh water use

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    • tons
    • globally, this year

    • Trade in 'virtual water'

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    • tons
    • globally, this year

    • Your actual use of water today

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    • liters
    • today

    • People severely lacking water

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    • people
    • globally, right now

    • Deaths from water-related diseases

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    • deaths
    • globally, this year

    • People without sewage systems

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    • people
    • globally, right now

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Something to consider

Every year we use a massive 4 trillion cubic meters of freshwater. This amount is equivalent to 50 Olympic swimming pools every second. Or, it's comparable to if everyone on the planet would drink over 4 glasses of water…every single minute.

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