Pair of Leather Shoes

About This Data One pair of bovine-leather shoes embeds about 8,000 liters (roughly 2,100 gallons), dominated by the water used to raise cattle for the leather. 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.