| ▲ | maxdo 3 hours ago | |
Us person does not consume 1600 liters a day | ||
| ▲ | ipnon 3 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
I think this number is derived from the water used to create all the goods they consume. Let's say every American eats 1lb of beef per day, and nothing else, to create a simple model. Then every American has a water footprint of about 1,850 gallons. [0] https://watercalculator.org/news/articles/beef-king-big-wate... | ||
| ▲ | NicuCalcea 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
It does seem high, most of the estimates I find are around half that. | ||
| ▲ | simonw 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
What number would you provide for that? | ||