The document presents alarming statistics about global water usage, indicating that by 2025, a significant portion of the world's population may face water scarcity, with 1.8 billion people living in regions with absolute water scarcity. It highlights the dire state of access to safe drinking water and sanitation, noting that over 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation, leading to preventable deaths, particularly among children. Additionally, it provides insights into the water footprint of various food items and the environmental impact of water pollution and disasters.

1. WATER FACTS AND FIGURES
Water use
The world uses:
70%
22%
8%
freshwater for irrigation
freshwater for industry
freshwater for domestic use
By 2025, water withdrawals are predicted to increase by:
18%
50%
in developed countries
in developing countries
By 2025
2/3
of the world population
could be under stress
conditions caused by water
scarcity
1800 million people will be
living in countries or regions
with absolute water scarcity
Did you know that:
the world's six billion people are
using 54% of all accessible
freshwater contained in rivers, lakes
and underground aquifers
54%
the volume of freshwater
resources is around 35 million
km3, or about 2.5% of the
total volume which is 1.4 billion
km3
2.5%
70%
about 24 million km3 or 70% of
freshwater resources is in the form
of ice and permanent snow cover
in mountainous regions, the
Antarctic and Arctic regions
Drinking water and sanitation
Did you know that:
the UN suggests that we need
20-50 litres of safe freshwater a
day for drinking, cooking and
cleaning
20-50L
more than one in six people
worldwide - 894 million - don't
have access to 20-50 litres of
safe freshwater a day
the daily drinking water
requirement per person is 2-4 litres,
but it takes 2000 to 5000 litres of
water to produce one person's daily
food
2000-5000L
2.5 billion people, including
almost one billion children, live
without basic sanitation.
every 20 seconds, a child dies as
a result of poor sanitation. That's
1.5 million preventable deaths
each year
globally, diarrhea is the leading cause
of illness and death, and 88% of
diarrhea deaths are due to a lack of
access to sanitation facilities, together
with inadequate availability of water
for hygiene and unsafe drinking water.
Water pollution, environmental degradation and disasters
Did you know that:
in developing countries,
70% of industrial wastes are
dumped into waters where
they pollute the usable
water supply
every day, 2 million
tons of human waste
are disposed of in
water courses
between 1991 and 2000, over
665,000 people died in 2,557
natural disasters of which 90
percent were water-related
events.
since 1900 we've lost half
of the world's wetlands
Water footprints
Did you know that we need:
140 litres of water for a
cup of coffee
13 litres of water of a
tomato
170 litres of water
of a glass of
orange juice
25 litres of water for
a potato
35 litres of water of
a cup of tea
184 litres of water
for a bag of
potato
70 litres of water
for an apple
200 litres of water
for a glass
of milk
75 litres of water
for a glass of beer
2400 litres of water
for a
hamburger
16000 litres of
water is
needed to
produce one
kilogram of beef
120 litres of
water for a glass
of wine
Source:
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialised agency of the United Nations
http://www.ifad.org/english/water/key.htm
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