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How many liters of air does an adult breathe in on a calm day?

11,000

Background

An adult breathes in and out about 11,000 liters of air each day. That is roughly 20,000 breaths taken almost without noticing. During sport the number goes up a lot. Most of this work is done by the two lungs.

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