Water Facts:
- 71% of the earth's surface is covered with water.
- 97% of that 71% is water in the salt water oceans i.e., 68.87% of the earth's water is saline.
- 2.4% of that 71% is water contained in glaciers, polar ice caps and underground i.e., 1.70% of the earth's water is in frozen form.
- The remainder, a mere 0.6% of 71% i.e., 0.42% of the earth's water is in surface water bodies such as lakes and rivers.
- Up to 77% of the human body comprises water.
- On average one human body needs between one to seven litres of water per day.
- The average urban home of 4.6 people uses 640 litres of water per day.
- A dripping tap can waste as much as 60 litres per day or 1800 litres per month.
- A leaking toilet can waste up to 1,00,000 litres of water per year.
- A toilet is the biggest user of indoor water. On average, it uses 11 litres of water when flushed.
