Resource Management KEY STATS

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Average calorie intake in the UK

3200kcal

% of adults who are obese in the UK

29%

Average calorie intake in Somalia

1600kcal

% of world’s energy used by richest 1 billion people

50%

% of world’s energy used by poorest 1 billion

4%

% Increase in China’s energy consumption between 2003 and 2011

33%

Global average water footprint

1250 litres

USA average water footprint

2500 litres

Bangladesh average water footprint

900 litres

Amount of water used by average UK person a day

140 litres

% of UK resident’s daily water use used for drinking

4%

Industry as a % of all water used in the UK daily

75%

Total UK food miles per year

30 billion km

Carbon footprint of all food imports

19bn tonnes per year - 17% of total UK CO2 footprint

% of food imported in the UK vs in 1998

About half now - only a third in 1998

% increase in daily water use from a UK household since 1985

70%

Kielder Water Stats

• largest artificial water reservoir in Northern Europe

• 12km long and up to 52m deep

• cost £167m to build

• holds 200 billion litres of water

• can provide 900 million litres of water a day to homes and businesses

% of water in the UK classed as being of a ‘good status’

27%

Growth in water sector between July 2014 and July 2015

5.2%

Number of service reservoirs in the UK (2014)

3947

Length of UK water mains in km

316,000km

Number of different water companies in the UK

27

No. of tests carried out on water quality by water companies in 2014

3,853,350

% of water quality tests that failed to meet quality checks in 2014

0.04%

Amount of money invested by Thames Water in 2018 to create new sewage works

£100 million

% reduction in household energy use in the UK vs 1970

12%

% reduction in energy use of heavy industry vs 1970

60%

No. of cars (1970 vs today)

10 million in 1970 → 27 million today

% of UK’s energy that came from coal & oil in 1970

91%

% of electricity generated by renewables (2014)

19%

Year of last coal mine closure in the UK

2015

2014 energy reduction vs economy growth

6.6% energy reduction, 2.8% economy growth

When did UK coal use fall to below pre-industrial levels?

2014

Walney Offshore Windfarm Extension Stats

• 87 turbines - generates 659MW

• Largest in the world when opened

• Provides enough power for 600,000 homes

• Cost of £1 billion