HOW MUCH WATER DOES IS TAKE? WATER BY THE NUMBERS
MILK
COFFEE
HAMBURGER
(ONE GLASS)
(ONE CUP)
(JUST MEAT)
53
37
GALLONS
GRAPES
28*
GALLONS
634
GALLONS
GALLONS
CORN
109*
BREAD
40
GALLONS
CHEESE
BEEF
(WATER TO RAISE ANIMAL AND PROCESSING)
(WATER PER POUND OF BEEF)
371
GALLONS
GALLONS
= 100 GALLONS OF WATER
At home, the average person uses between 100–175 gallons of water a day! And that’s just water you can see directly. Freshwater consumption we don’t see, known as virtual water, is the amount needed to create the foods we eat and the products we use. This includes the amount of water farm animals drink, the water used to grow their feed and clean their waste and the water needed to manufacture clothing. See below for what this water footprint looks like.
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1,857 GALLONS
INCLUDES RAINWATER AND IRRIGATION WATER
APPLE
AVOCADO
ORANGE
GALLONS
GALLONS
GALLONS
84*
JEANS
2,900 GALLONS
154*
55*
EGGS
WINE
(WATER TO RAISE ANIMAL AND PROCESSING)
(ONE GLASS)
400 GALLONS
32 GALLONS