Water Fact Sheet: Paperback Book | Everyday Goods Water Facts

185

gallons of water per item, global average

One item: one paperback book (about 0.8 lb paper)

The same volume as

About this figure A paperback book containing about 0.8 pounds of paper embeds about 185 gallons. Estimated from the WFN paper figure of about 240 gallons per pound (one A4 sheet is about 2.6 gallons). Source: Water Footprint Network (Mekonnen and Hoekstra), per-item estimate. 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.

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Everyday Goods Water Fact Sheet: Paperback Book. conciseVerbosity, September 10, 2026. https://api.conciseverbosity.com/water-facts/goods/paperback-book.html