Sector
Livestock
Direct drinking and servicing water for animals is modest. The dominant water use associated with livestock is the feed they eat, which is accounted for in the footprint layer rather than in direct withdrawal statistics.
Key facts
- Part of
- Agriculture
What drives water use in this sector
- Animal type and body mass
- Ambient temperature
- Feed composition and whether feed is irrigated
- Housing and cleaning systems
Relationships
- Part of: Agriculture
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Sources
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations — AQUASTAT — Global Information System on Water and Agriculture. Public but restricted · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
- United States Geological Survey — Estimated Use of Water in the United States. Open · US Government work — public domain
- International Energy Agency — Water–energy nexus analysis. Public but restricted · Publisher terms — public access, reuse not clearly granted