The graph shows the countries with the largest share of global water consumption. 12 percent of the world's water is consumed in China.
The countries with the largest water consumption
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Water Footprint Network. (January 31, 2007). The countries with the largest water consumption [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network. "The countries with the largest water consumption." Chart. January 31, 2007. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network. (2007). The countries with the largest water consumption. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network. "The Countries with The Largest Water Consumption." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2007, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/
Water Footprint Network, The countries with the largest water consumption Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
The countries with the largest water consumption [Graph], Water Footprint Network, January 31, 2007. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264711/water-consumption-the-countries-with-the-largest-consumption/