How much water comes from desalination?
According to the International Desalination Association the total worldwide installed desalination capacity represents 50 million m3/day, of which 46% is obtained by thermal distillation. Roughly 70% of desalination is devoted to human consumption. Considering an average water daily consumption of 150 litres per capita, it means that some 230 million people rely on this process for their daily water usage.
