Per capita consumption of bottled water in the U.S. 1999-2022

In 2022, per capita consumption of bottled water amounted to roughly 46.5 gallons in the United States. Bottled water includes drinking water sold in plastic as well as glass bottles. The amount of bottled carbonated and still water that the average American consumes has increased significantly over the past two decades.

Leading bottled water brands

When compared to brands, private label bottled still water in the United States accounted for the highest sales numbers in 2022, namely just over 4.5 billion U.S. dollars. The top still water brands that year were Aquafina and Glacéau Smartwater, which both made approximately one billion U.S. dollar sales. Sparkling Ice accounted for the highest sales numbers in the sparkling/mineral water category that year. Ahead of private label, La Croix and Bubly.

Bottled or tap

In the United States, about a fifth of consumers drank mostly bottled water in 2018. Despite being continuously monitored for safety reasons and being much cheaper than bottled water, only around 10 percent of Americans drank tap or filtered water exclusively that year.