Every person in the world needs a minimum of 4.55 litres of water a day for cooking and drinking.

A person needs an additional 23 litres to remain healthy and clean.

The average Canadian uses 450 litres per day.

Toilet Flush: 14 - 23 litres
Shower: 23 litres per minute
Cooking 3 meals: 36 litres Dishwashing 3 meals: 36 litres Washing clothes 90 - 140 litres
Bath: 140 - 180 litres

Canadian households with dishwashers, washing machines and sprinkler system use 1000 litres per day, on average.

In developing nations, on average, the amount of water used per person, per day is often based on availability.

No tap or standpipe: 11 litres

Standpipe: 23 litres

Single Household Tap: 40 litres

Multiple Household Taps: 150 litres

Both developed and developing countries cut down about the same number of trees per year, but we use them differently.

Half of all the trees cut are used for fuel - 20% used by developed countries, (the North), 80% by developing countries (the South).

40% of the trees cut are used for construction - 75% by the North and 25% by the South.

One-tenth of all trees cut are used for paper - 87% by the North and 13% by the South.

PAPER
Country	kgs of paper used per person	% recycled after use
Canada	250	20
Africa	10	20
Latin America	30	35
Japan	200	50

In Canada, for every dollar collected by federal and provincial governments as revenue from forests, five cents is invested in reforestation.