# Rare earths and Water and sanitation

Water and sanitation depends on rare earths.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/rare-earths-and-water-and-sanitation/

[Rare earths](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/rare_earths/) (commodity) and [Water and sanitation](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/water_sanitation/) (industry): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Rare earths → Water and sanitation*

1 of the enterprise types in Water and sanitation depend on rare earths; for the most dependent, it rates 3 out of 5 on criticality.

- **1** enterprise types depend on it
- **3 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Pump, valve and meter makers: permanent-magnet motors (criticality 3 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.