NDLI: Water footprints of nations: Water use by people as a function of their consumption pattern

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Author	Hoekstra, A. Y. Chapagain, A. K.
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	The water footprint shows the extent of water use in relation to consumption of people. The water footprint of a country is defined as the volume of water needed for the production of the goods and services consumed by the inhabitants of the country. The internal water footprint is the volume of water used from domestic water resources; the external water footprint is the volume of water used in other countries to produce goods and services imported and consumed by the inhabitants of the country. The study calculates the water footprint for each nation of the world for the period 1997–2001. The USA appears to have an average water footprint of 2480,m$^{3}$/cap/yr, while China has an average footprint of 700,m$^{3}$/cap/yr. The global average water footprint is 1240,m$^{3}$/cap/yr. The four major direct factors determining the water footprint of a country are: volume of consumption (related to the gross national income); consumption pattern (e.g. high versus low meat consumption); climate (growth conditions); and agricultural practice (water use efficiency).
Starting Page	35
Ending Page	48
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	09204741
Journal	Water Resources Management
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15731650
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publisher Date	2006-06-27
Publisher Institution	European Water Resources Association (EWRA)
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Water footprint Consumption Virtual water Indicators Water use efficiency External water dependency Environment Civil Engineering Meteorology/Climatology Geotechnical Engineering Hydrogeology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Water Science and Technology Civil and Structural Engineering

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