2.5 % of the total water on earth is freshwater.
2.5 % of the total water on earth is freshwater.
of the total water on earth what percent is freshwater?
2.5 %
combined water and sewer bills amount, on average, to less than 0.5% of total household expenditures and are thus quite affordable. the intermittent supply leads many to rely on bottled or tanked water, which is about 8 to 10 times higher than piped water, so that total household expenditures are often much higher than the utility bill. prices paid to water vendors are 4 to 8 jd per m. in 2007 it was estimated that an average poor household with 6 members in the middle governorates spends 31-39 jd per year on its water and sewer bill at a consumption of 70 liter/capita/day, corresponding to only 0.4% of household expenditures. however, if other items are added the picture changes substantially: it costs 35 jd per year to depreciate the cost of a 2 m rooftop storage tank over 10 years; 160 jd per year to buy 2 liters/capita/day of bottled water at a price of 0.04 jd per liter (0.80 jd per canister of 5 gallons); and 153 jd per year to buy the equivalent of 28 liters/capita/day at a price of 2.50 jd/m from water vendors. this amounts to 374 jd per year and household, corresponding to 6.3% of expenditures. in addition, for households not connected to the sewer network the cost of emptying septic tanks at a cost between 21 and 40 jd per load needs to be added to calculate total water and sanitation expenditures. in conclusion, the cost of the water bill thus is only a fraction of total water expenditures, and household water expenditures could be lowered significantly if a sufficient quantity of good quality water was supplied on a reliable basis.
water supply and sanitation in jordan
the total water withdrawal of 95 million m/yr is negligible compared to the available surface water resources. domestic water consumption per capita is about 240 to 280 liters per day in urban areas and about 160 liters per day in rural areas. this is about equal to the amount consumed in industrialized countries. seventy percent of the total water used in urban areas is surface water. groundwater is also used as a source of drinking water in the cities of the corozal, orange walk, cayo and toledo districts and in some rural areas of toledo and cayo. data on specific water sources used by industry is not really available; however, it is assumed that surface water is idustry's main water source. the amount of water used for irrigation is estimated to be less than one percent of total water withdrawal.
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