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Key information on wastewater generation worldwide as of 2020
Global key figures on wastewater generation 2020
North America and Europe each generate approximately ** billion cubic meters of wastewater annually, at a rate of *** cubic meters per capita in the U.S. The per capita discharge of wastewater in Africa is significantly lower than in North America and Europe, at around ** cubic meters of wastewater per year.
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Climate News Network. (February 7, 2020). Key information on wastewater generation worldwide as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124488/key-facts-wastewater-generation-globally/
Climate News Network. "Key information on wastewater generation worldwide as of 2020." Chart. February 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124488/key-facts-wastewater-generation-globally/
Climate News Network. (2020). Key information on wastewater generation worldwide as of 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124488/key-facts-wastewater-generation-globally/
Climate News Network. "Key Information on Wastewater Generation Worldwide as of 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124488/key-facts-wastewater-generation-globally/
Climate News Network, Key information on wastewater generation worldwide as of 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124488/key-facts-wastewater-generation-globally/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Key information on wastewater generation worldwide as of 2020 [Graph], Climate News Network, February 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1124488/key-facts-wastewater-generation-globally/
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