Certain food products use considerably more water in their production than others. Globally, an average of 5,605 liters of freshwater is needed to produce just one kilogram of cheese. Nut production is also water intensive, needing more than 4,000 liters to produce a kilogram.
Average freshwater withdrawals of food product worldwide as of 2018 (in liters per kilogram of food product)
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OWID, & Expert(s) (Poore, J & Nemecek, T). (January 1, 2020). Average freshwater withdrawals of food product worldwide as of 2018 (in liters per kilogram of food product) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 01, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179835/freshwater-withdrawals-of-food-product-worldwide/
OWID, und Expert(s) (Poore, J & Nemecek, T). "Average freshwater withdrawals of food product worldwide as of 2018 (in liters per kilogram of food product)." Chart. January 1, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179835/freshwater-withdrawals-of-food-product-worldwide/
OWID, Expert(s) (Poore, J & Nemecek, T). (2020). Average freshwater withdrawals of food product worldwide as of 2018 (in liters per kilogram of food product). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 01, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179835/freshwater-withdrawals-of-food-product-worldwide/
OWID, and Expert(s) (Poore, J & Nemecek, T). "Average Freshwater Withdrawals of Food Product Worldwide as of 2018 (in Liters per Kilogram of Food Product)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179835/freshwater-withdrawals-of-food-product-worldwide/
OWID & Expert(s) (Poore, J & Nemecek, T), Average freshwater withdrawals of food product worldwide as of 2018 (in liters per kilogram of food product) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1179835/freshwater-withdrawals-of-food-product-worldwide/ (last visited March 01, 2021)