Virtual Water Footprint

How much water is required to make the products we consume? Along with the water we see, there are lots of other things in the products that use water in their production. For example, although you will not see water in a bag of potato chips, you know that water has gone into growing the potatoes, and making the packaging and the flavoring.

See the chart below and think about all the water we consume every day.

Milk

1000 litres of water for
one litre of milk

1 litre =

Milk
  • Milk
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Wheat
  • Apple
  • Potatocrisps
  • Coffee
  • Cheese
  • Tea
  • Corn