The article calculates the consumption of water resources of Wuhan city from 2005 to 2012 by applying water footprint theory,and analyzes the situations of water resource utilization (WRU) in terms of water resource structure,benefit,ecological security and sustainable ability.The results show that:1)the water footprint of Wuhan have declined in the study period,with the WRU efficiency being higher since 2006 and the water footprint of agricultural products ocupying the highest proportion among the consuming items; 2)Wuhan can be self-suff...