The Human Impacts Database
A collection of useful numbers for quantifying the impacts of the human presence on Earth.Global water volume used for domestic and municipal purposes
WaterAnthropocentricThis quantity comes from a time series measurement and the most recent value (2016) is reported.
| Value: |
5.37 × 1010 m3 / yr
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This is equivalent to... 53.7 km3 / yr 5.37 × 1013 L / yr |
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| HuID: | 69424 | |
| Relevant Year(s): | 2016 | |
| Summary: | The total amount of water used globally for domestic or municipal purposes in 2016. Value is calculated from data presented in Figure 1. This value defines "domestic use" as the water volume used directly by humans as well as water used in maintenance of the domestic water supply, even if not directly consumed/used by humans. | |
| Source: | Quin, Y., Mueller, N. D., Siebert, S., Jackson, R. B. , AghaKouchak, A., Zimmerman, J. B., Tong, D., Hong, C., Davis, S.J. Flexibility and intensity of global water use. Nature Sustainibility (2019) | |
| Dataset: |
Annual water use by category 1980—2016 (Qin2019_category_volume_1980-2016.csv)
global resolution
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| Original Data License: | No Stated Copyright - Contact authors directly | |
| Added By: | gchure |
