Water is the New Oil
8/31/2011
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Water resources are the next big concern after oil. Watch the China What? video blog with Janet Carmosky to get some background. You can use the charts and links below to get more information.
| Nation |
Population |
Millions of Water/Year/Person |
| Saudi Arabia |
26,131,703 |
0.09 |
| India |
1,189,172,906 |
1.60 |
| China |
1,336,717,015 |
2.12 |
| Germany |
81,471,834 |
2.31 |
| France |
65,312,249, |
2.89 |
| Japan |
126,475,664 |
3.40 |
| Bangladesh |
158,570,535 |
7.63 |
| USA |
313,232,044 |
9.80 |
| Indonesia |
245,613,043 |
11.55 |
| Sweden |
9,088,728 |
19.69 |
| Russia |
138,739,892 |
32.42 |
| Brazil |
203,429,773 |
40.47 |
| Venezuela |
27,635,743 |
44.62 |
| Columbia |
44,725,543 |
27.67 |
| Peru |
29,248,943 |
65.40 |
| Canada |
34,030,589 |
96.97 |
Data gathered from the CIA World Factbook, The World's Water, and The River Runs Black by Elizabeth Economy
