This statistic depicts the number of operational desalination plants worldwide as of 2018, broken down by sector use. The industrial sector worldwide had over 7,750 desalination plants as of this year.
Number of operational desalination plants worldwide as of 2018, by sector
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ResearchGate. (December 7, 2018). Number of operational desalination plants worldwide as of 2018, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960258/operational-desalination-plants-by-sector-use/
ResearchGate. "Number of operational desalination plants worldwide as of 2018, by sector." Chart. December 7, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960258/operational-desalination-plants-by-sector-use/
ResearchGate. (2018). Number of operational desalination plants worldwide as of 2018, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960258/operational-desalination-plants-by-sector-use/
ResearchGate. "Number of Operational Desalination Plants Worldwide as of 2018, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960258/operational-desalination-plants-by-sector-use/
ResearchGate, Number of operational desalination plants worldwide as of 2018, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960258/operational-desalination-plants-by-sector-use/ (last visited June 01, 2023)
Number of operational desalination plants worldwide as of 2018, by sector [Graph], ResearchGate, December 7, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/960258/operational-desalination-plants-by-sector-use/