Real Earth: Water Supplies
Poor Water Quality (1/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the number of people without reliable access to safe water in 2000.
Dirty drinking water is a major cause of disease. While most people living in western Europe have access to safe water, only 50 percent of people living in central Africa do. Worldwide, 18 percent of people have no safe drinking water.
The largest population without access to safe tap water is in China: 324 million people, or 25 percent of the population.(Map: worldmapper.org)
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Poor Water Quality (1/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the number of people without reliable access to safe water in 2000.
Dirty drinking water is a major cause of disease. While most people living in western Europe have access to safe water, only 50 percent of people living in central Africa do. Worldwide, 18 percent of people have no safe drinking water.
The largest population without access to safe tap water is in China: 324 million people, or 25 percent of the population.(Map: worldmapper.org)
Real Earth: Water Supplies
Water Connections (2/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion to the number of households that were connected to water supplies between 1995 and 2004.
Between 1995 and 2004, an estimated 289 million more households were connected to water supplies, 54 percent of them were in China. New water connections are one measure of the rate of improvement in basic living conditions.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
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Water Connections (2/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion to the number of households that were connected to water supplies between 1995 and 2004.
Between 1995 and 2004, an estimated 289 million more households were connected to water supplies, 54 percent of them were in China. New water connections are one measure of the rate of improvement in basic living conditions.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
Real Earth: Water Supplies
Water Treatment & Sewers (3/8)
The size of countries displayed reflects the number of people with toilets connected to public sewer systems and waste water treatment.
In more than three quarters of countries, less than 10 percent of the population has access to toilets that are connected.
In six territories, over 90 percent of people are connected to sewer systems, the highest is the Netherlands with 98 percent connected.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
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Water Treatment & Sewers (3/8)
The size of countries displayed reflects the number of people with toilets connected to public sewer systems and waste water treatment.
In more than three quarters of countries, less than 10 percent of the population has access to toilets that are connected.
In six territories, over 90 percent of people are connected to sewer systems, the highest is the Netherlands with 98 percent connected.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
Real Earth: Water Supplies
Killed by Floods (4/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the number of people killed by floods between 1975 and 2005, some 170,000 people worldwide.
Venezuela is the territory with the most flood deaths per million people per year, when calculated over a 26-year period. However, 99 percent of these deaths in Venezuela occurred in 1999. This was also the year when the most flood deaths worldwide occurred.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
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Killed by Floods (4/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the number of people killed by floods between 1975 and 2005, some 170,000 people worldwide.
Venezuela is the territory with the most flood deaths per million people per year, when calculated over a 26-year period. However, 99 percent of these deaths in Venezuela occurred in 1999. This was also the year when the most flood deaths worldwide occurred.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
Real Earth: Water Supplies
Killed by Drought (5/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the number of people who died from drought there between 1975 and 2000.
About 98 percent of deaths occurred in three countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, and Mozambique.
A sustained drought can result in crop failure, death of livestock, and ultimately human death. Unlike other disasters, droughts are slow to unfold and may continue for years. (Map: worldmapper.org)
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Killed by Drought (5/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the number of people who died from drought there between 1975 and 2000.
About 98 percent of deaths occurred in three countries: Ethiopia, Sudan, and Mozambique.
A sustained drought can result in crop failure, death of livestock, and ultimately human death. Unlike other disasters, droughts are slow to unfold and may continue for years. (Map: worldmapper.org)
Real Earth: Water Supplies
Water Used for Industry (6/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with all water used there for industrial purposes between 1987 and 2003.
Over this period, roughly twice as much water was used by industrial than was used for what is classed as domestic purposes: on average 665 billion cubic meters per year. Just under a third of this water usage was recorded in the United States. Only a thirtieth was used by all 19 countries in southeastern Africa.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
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Water Used for Industry (6/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with all water used there for industrial purposes between 1987 and 2003.
Over this period, roughly twice as much water was used by industrial than was used for what is classed as domestic purposes: on average 665 billion cubic meters per year. Just under a third of this water usage was recorded in the United States. Only a thirtieth was used by all 19 countries in southeastern Africa.
(Map: worldmapper.org)
Real Earth: Water Supplies
Water Used for Agriculture (7/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with all water used there for agricultural purposes between 1987 and 2003.
On average 2.4 trillion cubic meters of water were used for agricultural purposes each year. Agricultural water includes that for irrigation and rearing livestock.
Agricultural consumption of water resources is less where rainfall is regular, temperatures are moderate or low, fewer crops are grown, and few animals are reared.(Map: worldmapper.org)
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Water Used for Agriculture (7/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with all water used there for agricultural purposes between 1987 and 2003.
On average 2.4 trillion cubic meters of water were used for agricultural purposes each year. Agricultural water includes that for irrigation and rearing livestock.
Agricultural consumption of water resources is less where rainfall is regular, temperatures are moderate or low, fewer crops are grown, and few animals are reared.(Map: worldmapper.org)
Real Earth: Water Supplies
Domestic Water Usage (8/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the amount of water consumed for domestic purposes between 1987 and 2003. Each year, 325 billion cubic meters of water are so used worldwide.
The world average water use per person is 52 cubic meters per year. Between 1987 and 2003, people living in Cambodia, used an average of 1.8 cubic meters of water per year. The residents of Australia on average each use 300 cubic meters per year.(Map: worldmapper.org)
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Domestic Water Usage (8/8)
The size of countries displayed is in proportion with the amount of water consumed for domestic purposes between 1987 and 2003. Each year, 325 billion cubic meters of water are so used worldwide.
The world average water use per person is 52 cubic meters per year. Between 1987 and 2003, people living in Cambodia, used an average of 1.8 cubic meters of water per year. The residents of Australia on average each use 300 cubic meters per year.(Map: worldmapper.org)
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