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The water footprint measures the amount of water used to produce each of the goods and services we use. It can be measured for a single process, such as growing rice, for a product, such as a pair of jeans, for the fuel we put in our car, or for an entire multi-national company. The water footprint can also tell us how much water is being consumed by a particular country – or globally – in a specific river basin or from an aquifer.
Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: International virtual water flow statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/international-virtual-water-flow-statistics/
Reference: Hoekstra, A.Y. & Mekonnen, M.M. (2012) The water footprint of humanity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(9): 3232–3237
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Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: National water footprint statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/national-water-footprint-statistics/
Water footprints of national consumption (1996-2005)
Reference: Hoekstra, A.Y. & Mekonnen, M.M. (2012) 'The water footprint of humanity’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(9): 3232–3237.
Water footprints of national production (1996-2005)
Reference: Hoekstra, A.Y. & Mekonnen, M.M. (2012) 'The water footprint of humanity’, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(9): 3232–3237.
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Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: Product water footprint statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/product-water-footprint-statistics/
Reference: Mekonnen, M.M. & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2011) The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15(5): 1577-1600.
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Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: Product water footprint statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/product-water-footprint-statistics/
Reference: Mekonnen, M.M. & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2011) The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15(5): 1577-1600.
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Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: Product water footprint statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/product-water-footprint-statistics/
Reference: Mekonnen, M.M. & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2012) A global assessment of the water footprint of farm animal products, Ecosystems, 15(3): 401–415.
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Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: Product water footprint statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/product-water-footprint-statistics/
Reference: Mekonnen, M.M. & Hoekstra, A.Y. (2011) National water footprint accounts: the green, blue and grey water footprint of production and consumption, Value of Water Research Report Series No.50, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands.
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Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: Water pollution level statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/water-pollution-level-statistics/
Reference: Liu, C., Kroeze, C., Hoekstra, A.Y. & Gerbens-Leenes, W. (2012) Past and future trends in grey water footprints of anthropogenic nitrogen and phosphorus inputs to major world rivers, Ecological Indicators, 18: 42-49.
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Data cited at: The Water Footprint Network https://waterfootprint.org/en/
Topic: Water scarcity statistics
Publication: https://waterfootprint.org/en/resources/waterstat/water-scarcity-statistics/
Reference: Hoekstra, A.Y., Mekonnen, M.M., Chapagain, A.K., Mathews, R.E. & Richter, B.D. (2012) Global monthly water scarcity: Blue water footprints versus blue water availability, PLoS ONE, 7(2): e32688.
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