11.0
gallons of water per serving
One serving = 67 grams
Moderate Water Use
This crop uses a moderate amount of water per serving.
That's the same as...
🐟
1.10
Fish Tank (10 gal)
🍶
88.2
Water Bottle (16oz)
About This Data
This water footprint represents California consumptive water use (green + blue water) used to grow Kale, based on
Mekonnen & Hoekstra (2011) water footprint data regionalized to California and USDA yield figures (2022 production year). Values are production-weighted
statewide averages across 4 producing counties and 3,526 harvested acres.
These figures are consumptive (green + blue) and exclude grey pollution-dilution water. Global average water footprints are typically higher, as California tends to be more water-efficient than the world average.