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Bottled Water Consumption in Top Ten Countries and World, 1999 and 2004 |
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| Country |
1999 |
2004 |
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Billion Liters |
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| United States |
17.3 |
25.8 |
| Mexico |
11.6 |
17.7 |
| China |
4.6 |
11.9 |
| Brazil |
5.7 |
11.6 |
| Italy |
8.9 |
10.7 |
| Germany |
8.3 |
10.3 |
| France |
6.9 |
8.5 |
| Indonesia |
3.4 |
7.4 |
| Spain |
4.1 |
5.5 |
| India |
1.7 |
5.1 |
| All Others |
25.9 |
39.9 |
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| Total |
98.4 |
154.3 |
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| Source: Beverage Marketing Corporation, cited in John G. Rodwan, Jr., "Bottled Water 2004: U.S. and International Statistics and Developments," Bottled Water Reporter, April/May 2005. |

| Bottled Water Consumption per Person in Leading Countries, 1999 and 2004 |
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| Country |
1999 |
2004 |
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Liters |
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| Italy |
154.8 |
183.6 |
| Mexico |
117.0 |
168.5 |
| United Arab Emirates |
109.8 |
163.5 |
| Belgium * |
121.9 |
148.0 |
| France |
117.3 |
141.6 |
| Spain |
101.8 |
136.7 |
| Germany |
100.7 |
124.9 |
| Lebanon |
67.8 |
101.4 |
| Switzerland |
90.1 |
99.6 |
| Cyprus |
67.4 |
92.0 |
| United States |
63.6 |
90.5 |
| Saudi Arabia |
75.3 |
87.8 |
| Czech Republic |
62.1 |
87.1 |
| Austria |
74.6 |
82.1 |
| Portugal |
70.4 |
80.3 |
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| Global Average |
16.3 |
24.2 |
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| * Belgium figures include Luxembourg |
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| Source: Beverage Marketing Corporation, cited in John G. Rodwan, Jr., "Bottled Water 2004: U.S. and International Statistics and Developments," Bottled Water Reporter, April/May 2005. |
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