The worst culprit was Europe at 53,661 thousand cubic metres in 2004 – a surprising figure when you consider it also has some of the world’s most reliable and clean supplies of tap water.
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Regions
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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| Europe |
34,328 |
36,074 |
39,965 |
42,276 |
44,520 |
47,037 |
51,768 |
53,661 |
| North America |
25,398 |
25,822 |
29,695 |
31,850 |
34,734 |
38,349 |
41,778 |
44,715 |
| Asia |
12,472 |
14,820 |
17,647 |
21,170 |
24,824 |
29,783 |
32,795 |
35,977 |
| South America |
5,484 |
6,362 |
7,323 |
8,528 |
9,915 |
11,437 |
12,677 |
13,607 |
| Africa/Middle East/Oceania |
2,459 |
2,808 |
3,092 |
3,456 |
3,837 |
4,302 |
4,499 |
4,823 |
| All Others |
508 |
1,953 |
737 |
891 |
1,033 |
1,592 |
1,407 |
1,597 |
| TOTAL |
80,649 |
87,838 |
98,459 |
108,171 |
118,864 |
132,499 |
144,925 |
154,381 |
