Uzbekistan has ranked among the countries with the highest daily water consumption in the world, the online statistics platform Worldometer said in a report.
The country’s average daily water footprint stands at approximately 4,778 liters per capita.
By comparison, daily per capita water consumption averages around 3,397 liters in Kazakhstan, 4,153 liters in Kyrgyzstan, and 4,460 liters in Tajikistan. Meanwhile, Turkmenistan tops the global list, burning through a staggering 15,445 liters of water per person each day.
According to Worldometer, the population of Turkmenistan leads not only Central Asia but the entire world in daily water consumption.
The top ten countries with the highest per capita water consumption are:
- Turkmenistan (15,445 liters per person per day)
- Chile (5,880 liters per person per day)
- Guyana (5,284 liters per person per day)
- Uzbekistan (4,778 liters per person per day)
- Tajikistan (4,460 liters per person per day)
- Kyrgyzstan (4,153 liters per person per day)
- United States (3,732 liters per person per day)
- Iran (3,638 liters per person per day)
- Estonia (3,585 liters per person per day)
- Azerbaijan (3,512 liters per person per day)
Meanwhile, the lowest levels of water consumption are recorded in African nations. The Democratic Republic of the Congo sits at the very bottom of the global list, with an average usage of just 32 liters of water per person each day.
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