How many litres of water does it take to produce one hamburger?
Food hard Data from 2023
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The answer
2,400 litres
Roughly 2.4K.
Producing a single quarter-pound beef burger takes roughly 2,400 litres of water once you count the water used to grow the cattle feed. That is about 30 average showers, for one burger.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Water Footprint Network |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2023 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | litres |
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