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Sustainable consumption and production
16. Domestic water consumption
Litres per person per day, 1995-6 to 2007-8
| Water consumption since: | 1995-6 |
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2003-4 |
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- Household water consumption accounts for around two-thirds of water in the public supply (excluding leaks).
- Households consumed an average of 148 litres per person each day in 2007-8. Annual changes in consumption rates are largely owing to summer weather, and 2003-4 was particularly warm and dry. It is believed that there has been no clear underlying increase in per person consumption rates. (Data prior to 1995-6 are less reliable owing to early data collection systems and have been excluded)
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Updated: 30 July 2009