Water world.

Water World

Percent share of all water on Earth that is freshwater  2.5
Percent share of all freshwater that is frozen in       70
  glaciers and polar icecaps
Percent share of all freshwater that is available for   <1
  human use

Average annual per-capita freshwater consumption,       1,851,170 liters
  North America
Average annual per-capita consumption, Africa           245,944 liters

Population worldwide without access to secure water     1.1 billion
  supplies
Population without access to adequate sanitation        2.6 billion
Annual deaths attributed to dirty water and poor        1.6 million
  sanitation

Annual global consumption of bottled water, liters      154 billion
Percent share of bottled water that is actually tap     40
  water

Annual global spending on bottled water                 US$100 billion
Annual global spending on clean water and sanitation    US$15 billion

Number of people living in countries that are           3.3 billion
  overpumping aquifers

SOURCES: Freshwater percentages: www.globalchange.umich.edu. Freshwater
consumption: www.globalministries.org. Water and sanitation access:
World Health Organization. Bottled water consumption, tap water share,
spending on bottled water and clean water, population in overpumping
countries: Earth Policy Institute.

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