Uploaded March 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Want to know how much water goes into your burger or beer? We compiled some data from several Water Footprint reports for your viewing pleasure.

To explore the data more, check out these reports:
Crops [PDF] - waterfootprint.org/Reports/Mekonnen-Hoekstra-2011-WaterFootprintCrops.pdf
Animal products [PDF] - waterfootprint.org/Reports/Mekonnen-Hoekstra-2012-WaterFootprintFarmAnimalProducts.pdf

shower man: Gabriel Avila-Mooney
production: Daniel Penner
research: Amelia Urry
animation: Amelia Bates
music: "Avoid the Docks" by Hank (http://weepingtruckers.com)

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