Direct water use refers to the water we see coming out of the tap: the fresh water we use each day for DRINKING, cooking, showering, WASHING DISHES and clothes, and gardening etc. Indirect water use refers to the water that is used to manufacture the goods that we consume or produce, and the services that we use, as well as all of the water that is made unusable by pollution or wasted by non-use. That includes all of the water used to grow the food that we eat eat, to produce the things we use in daily life - clothes, books and furniture - and the water needed to produce the energy we use. While this indirect water is "invisible", we often use far more of it than we realise. In Europe, for example, the average person directly consumes between 100-150 litres of water a day - as drinking water, for washing clothes, bathing and watering plants. But each person also indirectly consumes anywhere between 1,500 and 10,000 litres of per day, depending on where they live and their consumption habits. Measuring water footprints can give us a clear picture of how water is used in today's society, and help us come up with strategies for more sustainable water usage. Some Facts and Figures About Water Use Water covers 70.9 percent of the planet’s surface. 97 per cent of the that water is salt water. Around the world, 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe water. Water use is growing at twice the rate of population growth. Unless this trend is reversed and we come up with a WAY to share water fairly and sustainably throughout the planet, two-thirds of the global population will face water “stress” by 2025 In the USA, the average water footprint per year per capita is as much as the water needed to fill an Olympic swimming pool, an average of 7,786 litres of water per person per day. In China, the average water footprint is 2,934 litres of water per person per day. In the Netherlands, 95 per cent of the water footprint of consumption lies somewhere else in the world (due to the AMOUNT of imported goods consumed), whereas in India and Paraguay only 3 per cent of the national water footprint of consumption is external. It requires around 1500 litres of water to produce 1 kilogram of wheat, and a huge 10 times more to produce the same amount of beef. The water footprint of a cup of coffee is around 140 litres, a cup of tea only around 34 litres.Explanation:MARK AS BRAINLIEST