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An adult breathes in over eleven thousand litres of air daily

Humans take roughly twenty thousand breaths per day under resting conditions

On average, a resting adult takes about 12 to 20 breaths per minute, which equals roughly 20,000 breaths every day. This continuous respiratory cycle processes around 11,000 litres of atmospheric air daily to extract necessary oxygen and expel carbon dioxide.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Humans take roughly twenty thousand breaths per day under resting conditions. The figure is taken from NIH, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a human body fact?: Yes. It sits on the Human Body shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.