Only 3.5% of water in the world is freshwater. Overall, the world is using more than 9.1 quadrillion liters of water per year. But 36% of the world's population lacks access to improved sanitation and 780 million people live without access to safe drinking water. The following infographic shows how desalination can help solve this problem.

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