"A typical individual in the United States uses 500 liters of water each day. The recommended daily water requirement for sanitation, bathing, cooking, and consumption is approximately 50 liters per person per day. Over 1 billion people use less than 6 liters per day."

"Americans are only 5% of the world's population, but they consume 26% of the world's energy, about 15 times more per person in developing countries."

"More than 1.5 billion people do not have access to clean, safe water."

"A 5-minute shower is equal to 20-35 gallons of water."

"On average, women in Africa and Asia walk 3.7 miles daily to collect water."

"Running tap water for 2 minutes is equal to 3-5 gallons of water."

"Since the 1970s, the percentage of Earth's land area stricken by serious drought has more than doubled. Global warming is largely blamed."

"In Sub-Saharan Africa, women spend on average 16 hours per week collecting water."

"In the U.S., more than 30 billion plastic water bottles are discarded each year. Only 15% are recycled; the rest end up in landfills, or as litter- 66 million every day. They can take 1,000 years to decompose. Meanwhile, they contribute to the vortex of place waste in the Pacific Garbage Patch."

"Almost 4 million people die each year from water-related diseases."

"It take 60 pounds of water to produce 1 pound of potatoes and 168 to produce 1 pound of corn."

"One pound of beef requires 12,000 pounds of water, factoring in irrigation for feed crops, watering, transportation, storage, and other farm-to-market calculations."


"A full bath is equal to approximately 60 gallons of water."


"An American taking a 5-minute shower uses more water than the average person in a developing country slum uses for an entire day."


"The average dishwasher uses over 100 liters of water per cycle."


"The average toilet uses 8 liters of clean water in a single flush."