Thursday, October 13, 2011

H20 by the numbers

The Chartist (which is a great column) in the October 17, 2011 Fortune covers the world of water. 

Price of Tap Water (per 100 gallons)
  • Buenos Aires - - $0.01
  • Mumbai - - $0.04
  • Shanghai - - $0.07
  • Mexico City - - $0.03
  • Hong Kong - - $0.17
  • Moscow - - $0.24
  • Las Vegas - - $0.32
  • New York - - $0.39
  • Tokyo - - $0.46
  • Los Angeles - - $0.50
  • Boston - - $0.52
  • Phoenix - - $0.59 (water is cheaper in the desert than by the ocean!)
  • London - - $0.73
  • Oslo - - $1.35
  • Paris - - $1.48
  • Copenhagen - - $3.03
Water Consumption (agricultural, industrial, and domestic daily water consumption per capita in gallons)
  • United States - - 2,057
  • Peru - - 787
  • Argentina - - 1,163
  • Sweden - - 1,033
  • Congo - - 400
  • South Africa - - 900
  • China - - 775
  • Russia - - 1,340
  • Australia - - 1,675
Increase in Annual Water Demand (2005 - 30)
  • North America - - 43%
  • South America - - 95%
  • Europe - - 50%
  • India - - 100%
  • China - - 47%
  • Sub-Saharan Africa - - 283%
Total Global Market 2010
  • Total - - $508 billion
  • Bottled Water - - $59 billion
  • Industrial Water - - $28 billion
  • Retail Products - - $15 billion
  • Irrigation Equipment - - $10 billion
  • Utilities - - $396 billion (water $226 billion + wastewater $170 billion)

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