WATER FOOTPRINTS

Water footprints for consumption, measured in m3 /yr per capita.

Key takeaways:

  • 1. UAE is having one of the largest water footprints (a city in the dessert, dah).


  • 2. The global average water footprint related to consumption is 1385 m3 /yr per capita over the period 1996-2005. Consumption of agricultural products largely determines the global water footprint related to consumption, contributing 92% to the total water footprint.


  • 3.Much lower, the consumption of industrial products and domestic water use contribute only 4.7% and 3.8% respectively.


  • 4.In terms of product categories, cereals consumption contribute the largest share to the global water footprint (27%), followed by meat (22%) and milk products (7%). So to contribute to the your national water footprint, it helps to eat less meat (as most of the cereals productions is to grow the meat anyway.




    • Sources:

  • https://waterfootprint.org/media/downloads/Report50-NationalWaterFootprints-Vol1.pdf


  • https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/water-footprint-statistics/#CP1


  • https://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/freshwater/water-calculator-methodology/