Water and Statistics

Earth is composed of 360 quintillion gallons of water, but only 0.007% of it is potable. Seven billion people live on Earth, and 1.2 billion do not have access to clean water. A hamburger requires 2,700 gallons of water to make, probably taking into account all of the water used to process one from its roots. The citizens of the United States consume the most water per capita than any other country in the world.

My water footprint was 1,108 gallons, below the national average of 2,088 gallons.