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Americas

Freshwater for Food consumption by country — 20% of global total

Regional Rates

Regional estimate of approximately 540,000,000,000,000 litres consumed per year (20% of global total).

1,479,452,054,794
per day
61,643,835,616
per hour
17,123,287
per second

Country Breakdown

United States
45% of region
Brazil
25% of region
Mexico
12% of region
Argentina
8% of region
Other
10% of region

Other Regions

Asia (50%) Africa (15%) Europe (10%) Oceania (5%)
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