Source: http://everylittledrop.com.au/our-global-water-footprint
The water footprint of a nation refers to the total amount of water that is used to produce the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the nation. The total water footprint of a country includes two components: the part of the footprint that falls inside the country (internal water footprint) and the part of the footprint that presses on other countries in the world (external water footprint).
The following table compares the national water footprints of various countries:
| Country |
Average water footprint
m3 / capita / year
|
Part of footprint falling outside
of the country
|
| USA | 2483 | 19% |
| Greece | 2389 | 35% |
| Spain | 2325 | 36% |
| France | 1875 | 37% |
| Australia | 1393 | 18% |
| Brazil | 1381 | 8% |
| UK | 1245 | 70% |
| GLOBAL AVERAGE | 1243 | - |
| Japan | 1153 | 64% |
| India | 980 | 2% |
| South Africa | 931 | 22% |
| Bangladesh | 896 | 3% |
| Haiti | 848 | 1% |
| China | 702 | 7% |
| Ethiopia | 675 | 1% |
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