By some reports, India is the largest exporter of water in the world [1]. Almost 100 billion cubic meters, 4 times more than the total household consumption is

By some reports, India is the largest exporter of water in the world [1]. Almost 100 billion cubic meters, 4 times more than the total household consumption is exported in the form of water intensive crops (mostly rice and cotton). This pales in comparison to the total agricultural consumption, probably 10-15x more. There are solutions to this, of course, but they're politically difficult to implement. Edit: The total water consumption is closer to 700 billion cubic meters. My guess for agricultural consumption were off by a factor of 2x. [1] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-06/india-is-the-world-s-biggest-exporter-of-water-despite-shortages https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-06/india-...