The United States is the largest consumer market for bottled water in the world, followed by Mexico, China, and Brazil.In 1975, Americans hardly drank bottled water—just one gallon of bottled water per person per year on average. By 2005, it had grown to ~26 gallons (98.5 L) per person per year. In 2008, U.S. bottled water sales topped 8.6 billion US gallons (33,000,000 m3) for 28.9% of the U.S. liquid refreshment beverage market, exceeding sales of all other beverages except carbonated soft drinks, followed by fruit juices and sports drinks. By 2011, this number had risen to 9.1 billion gallons. In 2017, the single-serve water sales totaled $24.1 billion. Americans drink 21 US gallons (79 L) of bottled water per capita per year.From 1970 (16 brands) over 1998 (50 brands) to 2012 (195 bran