Bottled water: Consumption volume in the United Kingdom 2012-2017

How much bottled water do people in the United Kingdom drink? In 2017, 2.8 billion liters of bottled water were consumed in the UK. Consumption of bottled water has increased annually between 2012 and 2017. During this period, consumption increased by over 850 million liters. In 2017, sales increased by 4.5 percent. Growth was highest in 2014 with 9.6 percent YOY growth. Per capita consumption amounted to an average of 42.6 liters per person in 2017.

Brands

As of 2018, 7.8 million British consumers choose Danone’s Evian brand, make it the most popular bottled water brand on the market. Highland Spring Water fell just short of seven million users and was the second most popular brand in Great Britain in 2018.

Value of the market

The entire market worth for bottled water was over 1.8 billion British pounds in 2017. The market has grown by 626 billion pounds between 2012 and 2017. The largest growth was seen in 2014 when the value of the market increased 11.6 percent YOY.