Cabbage

The global average water footprint of cabbage is about 280 litre/kg. There is a considerable variation among countries. Cabbage from China has an average water footprint of 370 litre/kg; cabbage from Japan 130 litre/kg.

Publications

2011	Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. (2011) The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 15(5): 1577-1600.		Download 1.2 MB
2010	Mekonnen, M.M. and Hoekstra, A.Y. (2010) The green, blue and grey water footprint of crops and derived crop products, Value of Water Research Report Series No.47, UNESCO-IHE.	Main Report Volume 1	Download 1.2 MB
		Appendices Volume 2	Download 9.7 MB

Global average water footprint

237 litre/kg

56% green, 12% blue, 32% grey