$BRWC. Water (world) consumed this year
(billion of liters)
1,886,290 as of right now.
Has to come from somewhere folks.
"According to the United Nations, though China is home to 21% of the world’s population, it contains only 7% of the world’s freshwater supplies. Particularly in its north, the country is deeply parched – so much so that the government last week said it would begin encouraging people to eat potatoes, rather than more water-intensive traditional staples such as rice and wheat, to try and conserve water."