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Water use in the upstream supply chain of EU-27 household consumption domains, million m³ (blue) water, 2020

Figure Created 02 Feb 2022 Published 10 Feb 2022 Last modified 05 Mar 2024

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To produce and handle all clothing, footwear and household textiles purchased by EU-27 households in 2020, an estimated 4024 million m³ of blue water was used (9m³ per person), making this consumption domain the third highest impact category after food and recreation. Only 12% of blue water consumption takes place within Europe.