We convert the daily consuption to annual and then compare the volume of water that is consumed with the volume of water that falls as rain.
| Inputs | ||
| Population | people | |
| Average Water Consumption | litres per person per day | |
| Land Area | square kilometers | |
| Rainfall | meters per year | |
| Result | ||
| Proportion of raindrops to catch | % |
Singapore has approximately a population of 5.9 million people, they use 141 litres of water per person per day. The land area is small: 729 sq km, their annual rainfall is about 2.2 meters. So if they captured 19% of the raindrops then they'd meet their water needs.
On the other hand, Ireland has a slightly smaller population but much larger land area and so they only need capture a much lower proportion of their raindrops.

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