This statistic depicts the distribution of households based on number of liters of cold water wasted while waiting for water to warm up worldwide in 2016. According to a survey conducted in 2016, approximately 30% of the households around the world wasted between three and six liters of cold water running the faucets or shower to get hot water.
Distribution of households based on number of liters of cold water wasted while waiting for water to warm up worldwide in 2016
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Website (iagua.es). (March 27, 2017). Distribution of households based on number of liters of cold water wasted while waiting for water to warm up worldwide in 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/801789/share-of-households-based-on-water-wasted-waiting-for-it-to-warm-up-worldwide/
Website (iagua.es). "Distribution of households based on number of liters of cold water wasted while waiting for water to warm up worldwide in 2016 ." Chart. March 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/801789/share-of-households-based-on-water-wasted-waiting-for-it-to-warm-up-worldwide/
Website (iagua.es). (2017). Distribution of households based on number of liters of cold water wasted while waiting for water to warm up worldwide in 2016 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/801789/share-of-households-based-on-water-wasted-waiting-for-it-to-warm-up-worldwide/
Website (iagua.es). "Distribution of Households Based on Number of Liters of Cold Water Wasted While Waiting for Water to Warm up Worldwide in 2016 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/801789/share-of-households-based-on-water-wasted-waiting-for-it-to-warm-up-worldwide/
Website (iagua.es), Distribution of households based on number of liters of cold water wasted while waiting for water to warm up worldwide in 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/801789/share-of-households-based-on-water-wasted-waiting-for-it-to-warm-up-worldwide/ (last visited May 28, 2024)
Distribution of households based on number of liters of cold water wasted while waiting for water to warm up worldwide in 2016 [Graph], Website (iagua.es), March 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/801789/share-of-households-based-on-water-wasted-waiting-for-it-to-warm-up-worldwide/