Water Consumption Statistics Forms a Pareto Chart

For most of us, it’s easy to take water for granted. But in some countries, water is a very precious and scarce resource and that fact should give the rest of us some pause on our stewardship with this limited commodity – water.

But, this post isn’t about environmental awareness or anything green, really. That might be the outcome, but it’s really about finding the 80/20 in everyday life.

Visual Economics provides a really nice infographic on water usage by country. In their analysis below, you’ll see Pareto at work.