How much bottled water is consumed in the UK? In 2018, approximately 44.9 liters of bottled water was consumed per person in the United Kingdom. Bottled water consumption is up by 12.7 liters per person from 32.2 liters in 2013. This brings the total consumption of bottled water in the UK to three billion liters in 2018, or the equivalent of approximately 1,200 Olympic swimming pools.
Brands of bottled water on the British market
British consumers most commonly grab a bottle of Evian. The next most popular brands are Highland Spring Water, Buxton Spring, and Tesco's brand. Evian managed to reach 7.3 million consumers in 2019 in GB. Of all the supermarkets with own brand bottled waters, Tesco’s is the most popular and managed to garner the attention of close to four million consumers.
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Average consumption of bottled water per person in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2018
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The report defines bottled water as follows: "Still, sparkling water and lightly carbonated; natural mineral water, spring water, bottled drinking water; packaged water in sizes of 10 liters and below; water for coolers in sizes of 10.1 liters and above"
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