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Not a Drop to Drink: America’s Water Crisis

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Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis

Not a Drop to Drink: America’s Water Crisis

Almost a year ago, we had wrote about how we are potentially on the path to global Peak Water. Today’s infographic elaborates more on the problem in the United States on a national basis .

Right now, the average American consumes about 100 gallons of water per day both directly and indirectly. This is a problem of conservation and efficiency as much as it is supply, as the aging water infrastructure had its last upgrade during the Reagan era.

In the next 20 years, it is expected that $1.5 trillion needs to be spent on building new infrastructure alone.

At the same time, only 0.3% of freshwater occurs in lakes and streams. With massive droughts occurring in the West of the United States and rivers such as the Colorado River drying up, clearly initial supply is just as much of a concern in America’s water crisis.

To solve the problem of less reliable freshwater supply, countries such as Israel have been turning to desalination. Recently, the government built a megascale $500 million desalination plant to supply up to 20% of the households with regular water supply.

Investors know that with every great problem, there are opportunities abound in companies that can provide solutions. Previously, Sprott Global had outlined three distinct areas that people looking to invest in water management solutions should consider: adaption to water systems to handle changing weather patterns, improving water safety, and managing storm water in urban areas.

Original graphic by: Last Call at the Oasis

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Visualizing the World’s Flower Bouquet Export Market

This graphic highlights global flower bouquet sales in 2021 and how a few countries dominate the entire flower export market.

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Visualizing the World’s Flower Bouquet Export Market

For many, flower bouquets are the go-to gift choice when congratulating a colleague, visiting an ailing relative, or simply showing love and kindness to partners and friends.

And the global popularity of these carefully-arranged and vividly-colored bundles has led to the creation of a billion-dollar flower bouquet market. And demand for beautiful bouquets has kept growing, with global flower bouquet exports in 2021 reaching $11 billionโ€”which is a 30.2% rise since 2017.

Louis Lugas Wicaksono uses data from Worldโ€™s Top Exports to highlight the spread of this industry. In this image, he shows the flower bouquet exports across different countries in 2021.

Countries Trading the Most Flower Bouquets

Far at the top of the list and best known for their tulips, the Netherlands dominated the flower bouquet export industry in 2021.

RankCountryContinentFlower Bouquet Exports (2021 USD)
1๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ NetherlandsEurope$5.7B
2๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด ColombiaAmerica$1.7B
3๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ EcuadorAmerica$927.3M
4๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช KenyaAfrica$725.5M
5๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น EthiopiaAfrica$254.5M
6๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช BelgiumEurope$150.0M
7๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ItalyEurope$140.9M
8๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ChinaAsia$124.6M
9๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ MalaysiaAsia$90.5M
10๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CanadaAmerica$82.0M
11๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ IsraelAsia$77.5M
12๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South AfricaAfrica$70.4M
13๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ SpainEurope$69.6M
14๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช GermanyEurope$65.8M
15๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท TurkeyAsia$59.4M
๐ŸŒŽ Rest of the world$735.2M

The small European nation exported $5.7 billion worth of bouquets in 2021, accounting for over half of global flower bouquet trade. This dominance comes from centuries of being the world’s largest producer of flowers and being a floral trade hub due to its advantageous location and connections with other growers, suppliers, and wholesalers.

Colombia and Ecuador fall next on this list with their exports totaling $1.7 billion and $927 million, respectively. Roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums are heavily exported from these South American nations.

On the other side of the Atlantic, cut rose flower exports were the leading drivers for Kenya and Ethiopia, earning these African nations $725 million and $254 million respectively.

Together, these five nations contributed to 85% of the worldโ€™s flower bouquet trade in 2021.

Post-Pandemic Strategies

Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the flower bouquet export industry remained resilient. However, this was not an easy feat.

Many florists embraced new strategies like online sales and free home deliveries, and exporters dealt with global shipping slowdowns. Some countries including Columbia and Kenya focused on producing flowers with longer shelf lives that could be shipped further away.

As we continue to drift away from the pandemic and global trade eases up, we can expect this industry to blossom further.

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