70%
Agriculture uses 70% of the earth's fresh water,3 times more than 50 years ago.
40%
Aproximately 40% of the world's food relies on artificial irrigation. This is expected to increase by 19% by 2050
40% Discharged Water
in developing countries,more than 80% of domestic wastewater is discharged untreated,polluting rivers,lakes and costal areas.
26 Billion Litre Annualy
South africa already has 7 million people without access to water requiring an additional 26 billion litres annually
40%
Globally,Industry draws up to 40% of all water available and is one of the biggest contriutors ofindustrial wastewater.
8% Total water usage
In South Africa industrial water use accounts for approximately 8% of total usage,and is incresing exponentially.
5x
Population Increase
Rapidly industrialising countries' current populations could increases 5 times over the next 10 to 20 years, driving water scarcity to new lows.
10,000
Billion Litres
170
Billion Litres
1000
Operational Mines
10,000 Billion Litres
South africa exports oil products, minerals and metals,all of which require enormous amounts of water.
170 Billion Litres
211 tonnes of platinum were exported in 2012, that's equivalent to 170 billion litres of water-the amount needed to mine and process the metal
1000 Operational Mines
South africa has at least 1000 operational mines, which collectively use the same amount of water as the country's entire population of 53 million.