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Water Withdrawal per Capita (m³/yr)
Mozambique
Haiti
UK
France
Global Average
Japan
Australia
USA
0 500 1000 1500 2000
* FAO (2014). AQUASTAT website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Drought Facts
Chance of “mega-drought” lasting 10+ yrs.: 80%
30+ yrs.: 50%
* Toby R. Ault, Julia E. Cole, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Gregory T. Pederson, and David M. Meko (2014).
"Assessing the Risk of Persistent Drought Using Climate Model Simulations and Paleoclimate Data." J.
Climate 27, 7529–7549.
Total water usage in U.S. (2010): 355,000 million gallons/day
in California: 38,000 million gallons/day
average family: 300+ gallons/day
* Maupin, M.A., Kenny, J.F., Hutson, S.S., Lovelace, J.K., Barber, N.L., and Linsey, K.S. (2014). Estimated
use of water in the United States in 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1405.
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