Inputs
Result
Total water footprint
15,415litres
Green (rainfall consumed by the crop)
14,414litres
94% of the total. Was never abstracted from a river or aquifer.
Blue (abstracted surface and groundwater)
550litres
This is the component that competes with other water users.
Grey (theoretical dilution volume)
451litres
A pollution indicator expressed in volume units. No such water is actually used.
Equivalent showers
193showers

Method

Multiplies quantity by published global average footprint values per kilogram. Where the split is available, green, blue and grey components are shown separately.

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