Water Footprint Calculator (weekly grams)
Beef (g/week)
Chicken (g/week)
Rice (g/week)
Coffee (g/week)
✓Water Footprint
Weekly (litres)
5259
Annual (litres)
273468
Water footprint measures total fresh water consumed to produce goods. Meat production (especially beef) has a very high water footprint; plant-based foods are generally much lower.
- 1Virtual water = litres of water per kg of product
- 2Total footprint = Σ (daily amount × virtual water/kg)
- 3Beef: ~15,400 L/kg vs lentils: ~900 L/kg
- 4Direct water use (drinking, hygiene) is typically only ~5% of total footprint
100g beef + 50g cheese daily=Water footprint: 1,540 + 500 = 2,040 litres for those items alone
| Food | Litres/kg (approx) |
|---|---|
| Beef | 15,400 |
| Pork | 6,000 |
| Chicken | 4,300 |
| Cheese | 5,000 |
| Almonds | 12,000 |
| Rice | 2,500 |
| Lentils | 900 |
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