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Sheet of A4 Paper

Everyday Goods Water Fact Sheet
2.64
gallons of water per item, global average

One item: one sheet of A4 paper (80 gsm)

The same volume as

🥛
42.2
Glass of Water (8 oz)
🍶
21.1
Water Bottle (16 oz)
🪣
0.53
5-Gallon Bucket
🛁
0.07
Bathtub (36 gal)
About this figure One sheet of A4 office paper embeds about 2.6 gallons of water, mostly for growing and pulping wood fiber. Source: Water Footprint Network. Figures are global-average total water footprints (green, blue and grey water) per item. They are not California-specific and are on a different basis from the crop sheets, which show California irrigation water applied per serving.
Sources

Global-average water footprints per item: Water Footprint Network (Mekonnen and Hoekstra) for cotton, leather and paper goods, applied to typical item mass; item-specific life-cycle assessments for the smartphone, silicon wafer, desktop computer, car, disposable diaper and bottled water, as named on each sheet.

Figures as of September 10, 2026.

How to cite

Everyday Goods Water Fact Sheet: Sheet of A4 Paper. conciseVerbosity, September 10, 2026. https://api.conciseverbosity.com/water-facts/goods/a4-paper-sheet.html

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Everyday Goods Water Facts • api.conciseverbosity.com • Figures as of September 10, 2026