introduction
One of the most important component in every item that we use in our daily life is Water. And the amount of fresh water utilized in the production or supply of the goods and services is called Water Footprint.
As per available data1, an Indian adult requires about 135 litres of water every day. However, this is referring to the direct and visible water that is used. In addition to this, we constantly use water-virtually!
Scroll down and select an item and discover how much water you are using virtually through these different items.
This Is Roughly One Glass Of Beer. For 1 Litre Of Beer The Value is 297 Litres
Every teaspoon of butter uses 4.7 litres of water
A Kg of pineapple uses about 255 litres of water however 1 litre of pineapple juice uses 1273 litres of water
one serving of kidney beans uses 894 litres of water
one serving of kidney beans uses 894 litres of water
Every 50 grams uses 568 litres of water
One kg of soybeans uses 2144 litres of water
1 kg of tomato puree uses 713 litres of water
126, 505 litres of water for 1 kg vanilla beans
ONE LARGE BANANA (200 GRAMS) USES 158 LITRES OF WATER
ONE APPLE (150 GRAMS) USES 125 LITRES OF WATER
110 grams of pasta/ one serving uses 203 litres of water
One TBSP of olive oil uses 1455 litres of water
One Kg of orange uses 560 litres of water and one litre of Orange juice uses 1018
One pear (200 grams) uses 1804 litres of water
one teaspoon of rye will use 8 litres of water
Flour for two chapati's will use 358 litres of water
One Kg of sesame oil uses 24.740 litres of water
1 kg of tomato uses 214 litres of water and 1 Kg of tomato sauce uses 535 litres
It takes 2180 litres of water use for 1 kg of plums
At 15526 litres per Kg
On an average each slice of bread uses 80 litres of water
One Kg of castor oil uses 24.740 litres of water
18, 920 litres of water for a Kg of coffee
One TBSP of groundnut oil uses 74 litres of water