The Bottled Water Industry in Figures

TOTAL EU CONSUMPTION OF BOTTLED WATER BY SEGMENT
IN MILLION LITRES *

Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
 
Bottled Water 42.065,9 43.736,7 48.131,0 47.276,4 48.829,0 51.075,2
 
Mineral 84,7% 84,5% 84,5% 84,8% 84,6% 84,8%
Spring 11,3% 11,5% 11,6% 11,6% 11,9% 11,7%
Table 4,1% 4,0% 3,9% 3,6% 3,5% 3,4%
 
Still 53,8% 54,6% 54,5% 54,6% 55,6% 56,1%
Carbonated 46,2% 45,4% 45,5% 45,2% 44,4% 43,9%
 
B-HOD water 1.169,9 1.420,5 1.683,7 1.793,8 1.896,6 2.087,5
 
Population 484,18 485,63 486,91 488,09 489,41 490,16
  • excluding Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg
  • Source: Canadean

CONSUMPTION OF BOTTLED WATER PER EU COUNTRY IN MILLION LITRES (EXCLUDING > 10 LITRES) – 2006 *

Austria 731.5
Belgium 1395.2
Bulgaria 479.7
Czech Republic 894.4
Denmark 111.1
Estonia 47.1
Finland 94.8
France 7802.0
Germany 13005.6
Greece 925.1
Hungary 860.5
Ireland 140.8
Italy 11302.3
Latvia 102.7
Lithuania 143.0
Netherlands 348.7
Poland 2147.4
Portugal 1029.0
Romania 1053.3
Slovak Republic 374.2
Slovenia 112.2
Spain 6042.6
Sweden 233.3
UK 1698.6
  • excluding Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg
  • Source: Canadean

AVERAGE EU CONSUMPTION OF BOTTLED WATER – LITRES PER CAPITA *

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
86.9 90.1 98.9 96.9 99.8 104.2
  • excluding Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg
  • Source: Canadean

CONSUMPTION OF BOTTLED WATER PER COUNTRY (EXC > 10 LITERS WATERCOOLERS OR DISPENSERS) – 2006 – LITRES PER CAPITA *

Austria 89.1
Belgium 133.7
Bulgaria 62.6
Czech Republic 87.7
Denmark 20.5
Estonia 35.0
Finland 17.9
France 127.8
Germany 157.5
Greece 83.3
Hungary 85.5
Ireland 33.5
Italy 196.7
Latvia 44.8
Lithuania 42.1
Netherlands 21.3
Poland 56.3
Portugal 97.1
Romania 48.9
Slovak Republic 69.5
Slovenia 57.0
Spain 136.1
Sweden 26.0
UK 27.3
  • excluding Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg
  • Source: Canadean

AVERAGE NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINK CONSUMPTION IN THE EU *
IN LITRES PER CAPITA
2006

Bottled Waters 104.2
Soft Drinks 90.44
Juices & Nectars 23.80
Dilutables 14.28
Bulk/HOD Water 4.76
  • excluding Malta, Cyprus and Luxembourg
  • Source: Canadean