Bottled Water Consumption Growth Slows

Nearly 200 billion liters of bottled water were consumed worldwide in 2008.  Although the figure was up more than 5 percent over 2007, it marks a decline in the growth rate over previous years, which saw annual gains of 6–10 percent.  The rise in per capita consumption also tapered off to a rate near 4 percent, reaching 30 liters per person.  Most of the bottles sold contain non-sparkling water, which accounts for 90 percent of the total volume.

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