Water Footprint Of The Food We Eat.

Water, the new oil...

All numbers are average and can vary to some degree.

• One Kilogram of beef = 15000 liters of water used to produce it.
• One egg = 196 liters of water to produce it.
• One hamburger = 2400 liters of water to produce it.
• One cup of coffee = 140 liters of water to produce it.
• One kilogram of pork = 4800 liters of water to produce it.
• One kilogram of butter = 5000 liters of water to produce it.
• One liter of tap water = 1 liter of water to produce.
• One liter of bottled water = 5 liters of water to produce it.
• One tomato = 13 liters of water to produce it.
• One potato = 25 liters of water to produce it.
• Average daily water footprint of a meat-eater diet = 15 000 liters of water.
• Average daily water footprint of a vegetarian diet = 4 500 liters of water
• Average daily water footprint of a vegan diet = 1 100 liters of water.

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