2,113
gallons of water per item
Per item: one pair of jeans (~0.8 kg cotton)
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106
Washing Machine Load
About This Data
One pair of jeans, made from roughly 0.8 kilograms of cotton, embeds about 8,000 liters (roughly 2,100 gallons), most of it for growing the cotton. Source: Water Footprint Network (Mekonnen & Hoekstra).
Figures are global-average totals (green + blue + grey water) per item and are not California-specific; the crop fact sheets on this site show California consumptive water use (green + blue, excludes grey) per serving, so compare with that difference in mind.