Water Consumption in Manufacturing

Question

How many liters of water are used in making a jeans pants?

Water Network Research · Accepted Answer

The Water Network research team has consolidated an answer to the above question.  
Further input from members is welcome and appreciated.  
The water that is visible in our use is only the small part of the water that we actually consume. 
The term virtual water was, hence, defined in 1998 and it is the volume of water required for making a product and the water used in all the steps of the production chain.
Virtual water is comprised of 3 different components:
Green waterBlue waterGrey water
According to The water footprint of cotton consumption,  to produce 1 pair of jeans, 10,850 liters of water are needed:
4,900 l of Blue water4,450 l of Green water1,500 l of Dilution water 
Read more about virtual water here.

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