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Scarcity-weighted water use of foods per 1000 kilocalories

Scarcity-weighted water use represents freshwater use weighted by local water scarcity. This is measured in liters per 1000 kilocalories.

020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000120,000Prawns (farmed)123,552Cheese46,731Lamb & Mutton44,771Beef (dairy herd)43,885Nuts37,380Milk32,977Tomatoes28,083Pig Meat27,978Apples26,976Fish (farmed)23,225Citrus Fruit14,571Rice13,450Beef (beef herd)12,723Eggs12,488Wheat & Rye12,479Groundnuts10,655Poultry Meat7,664Potatoes3,763Maize2,402Tofu (soybeans)1,887Bananas1,103
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Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Additional calculations by Our World in Data.

Note: Data represents the global average scarcity-weighted water use of food products based on a large meta-analysis of food production covering 38,700 commercially viable farms in 119 countries.

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