Graphics: How Much Water Do You Eat?

May 17, 2012 Agriculture, Conservation, Diet, Ethics, Food, Infographics, Natural Resources, Solutions, Water 4 Comments 3,647 Views

Meat production is thirsty business. Do you know much water do you eat? INESAD’s latest inforgraphic provides some real food for thought. Did you know, for example that a beef burger takes 2,400 litres of water to produce, compared to 170 litres for a vegetarian burger.

Find out more at www.unwater.org and www.waterfootprint.org.

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Ioulia Fenton leads the food and agriculture research stream at the Center for Economic and Environmental Modeling and Analysis (CEEMA) at INESAD.

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