Water Facts – how much do you really know about water?

Did you know that 65% of an adult’s body is made up of water and that an elephant can smell water up to 5 km away?! Discover more fascinating water facts in our infographic and blog.

20 Fascinating Water Facts

1. Each person drinks around 1000 litres of water a year
2. 75% of the human brain is water
3. At birth, water accounts for approximately 80% of an infant’s body weight
4. 65% of an adult’s body is made up of water
5. It takes 200 litres of water to produce the coffee beans for one cup of coffee
6. It takes 100 litres of water to make 2 slices of bread and 65 litres to make the cheese filling in a sandwich
7. One kilo of cotton – enough for a shirt and a pair of jeans – requires 10,000 litres of water to produce
8. More than 79,000 tons of chlorine is used each year in the United States and Canada to treat water
9. Bottled water does not offer a viable alternative to tap water
10. Hot water freezes faster than cold water
11. Water expands when it freezes, unlike almost every other liquid
12. All the water on earth arrived in comets and asteroids
13. Water is the second most common molecule in the universe
14. 97% of the earth’s water is salty, less than 1% is available as fresh water
15. There are about 1.5 billion cubic kilometres of water on earth
16. The Antarctic is covered by 10 thousand trillion tons of snow and ice
17. An elephant can smell water up to 5km away
18. A tomato is made up of 95% water and a chicken is made up of 75% water
19. 70% of the earth’s surface is water
20. It take 25 litres of water to make 1 litre of beer

Water Saving Tips

Reducing your water usage won’t just lower your energy bills, it will help protect the environment too. Each day we use approximately 150 litres of water, with more than half of that going straight down the drain in the bathroom! So, the bathroom is definitely one of the best areas to start reducing water usage in the home.

How to Save Water in the Bathroom

• Flushing the toilet accounts for around 30% of the total water used in a household, so if you have an old toilet replace it with one that has a water-saving dual flush cistern.
• Always turn off the tap when brushing your teeth as this can save an impressive 5 litres of water per minute!
• Opt for a sensor-operated basin tap that automatically switches off as soon as you remove your hands, which can reduce water usage by up to 70%.
• Fit a flow restrictor to your taps or shower head for a simple yet effective way to save water.
• Choose to shower rather than bathe, and use up to 40% less water.
• Fit a water-saving shower head to reduce the water used each time you shower.
• Fix any dripping taps – this could save you up to 90 litres of water per week and 4,680 litres each year. Learn how to fix a dripping mono basin tap here.