Barley


Global average water footprint: 1300 litres of water per kg of barley.


Barley production in the world consumes about 190 billion cubic meters of water annually, which is 3% of the global water use for crop production.
Globally, about 20 billion cubic meters of water is used annually for producing barley not for domestic consumption but for the world market.

Links: US National Barley Foods Council



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