Carbon & Water Footprint of Oranges and Strawberries - SAI Platform

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Virtual Water Content (VWC)
of Oranges in m 3 /kg
Virtual Water Content (VWC)
of Oranges in m 3 /ha
VWC [m 3 /kg]
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
Brazil China Spain USA Italy
VWC [m 3 /ha]
8'000
7'000
6'000
5'000
4'000
3'000
2'000
1'000
0
Brazil China Spain USA Italy
Figure 2: Virtual water content of oranges in m 3 /kg
for selected countries. Source: Chapagain &
Hoekstra (2004a; 2004b).
Figure 3: Virtual water content of oranges in m 3 /ha
for selected countries. Source: Chapagain &
Hoekstra (2004a; 2004b). (Converted data, see
section 2.4).
Table 3: Yield and virtual water content (VWC) of oranges for selected
countries. Source: Chapagain & Hoekstra (2004a; 2004b). The data in
italics have been converted (see section 2.4).
Country
Yield
[kg/ha]
VWC
[m 3 /kg]
VWC
[m 3 /ha]
Brazil 22'329 0.342 7'637
China 10'251 0.490 5'023
Spain 19'653 0.362 7'114
USA 33'326 0.149 4'966
Italy 16'006 0.359 5'746
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