Water Trivia Facts by the Numbers:

• 1 is the percentage of the earth's water that is suitable for drinking.

• 2 is number of gallons of water that is used to brush your teeth.

• 2 is also the number of gallons of water that is used for an automatic dishwasher.

• 2 is also the percentage of the world's water that is frozen. Being frozen makes the water unusable.

• 5 to 7 is the amount of water that is used each time a toilet is flushed.

• 8.34 is the number of pounds that one gallon of water weighs.

• 20 is the number of gallons of water used to hand wash dishes (on average).

• 25 to 50 gallons of water are used each time you take a shower.

• 80 is the percentage of the earth's surface that is water.

• 97 is the percentage of the earth's water that is an ocean or a sea.

• 168 is the number of gallons of water a person uses each day.

• 66 is the percentage of the human body that is water.

• 2,027 is the number of gallons of water that it takes to make four new tires.

• 39,090 is the number of gallons of water that it takes to manufacture a new car...including tires.

• 58,900 is the number of community public water supply systems in the United States.

• 34 billion is the number of gallons that these community public water supply systems produce every day.

• 107,000 is the number of gallons of water an average residence uses every year.