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. 2013 Mar 6;4(2):141–150. doi: 10.3945/an.112.003335

Table 2.

Water footprints of common crops and crop-derived oils1

Product Water, m3/ton
Maize 1222
Barley 1423
Rye 1544
Rice (paddy) 1673
Oats 1788
Wheat 1827
Soybeans 2145
Sorghum 3048
Millet 4478
Maize oil 2575
Soybean oil 4190
Rapeseed (canola oil) 4301
Sunflower oil 6796
Linseed oil 9415
Olive oil 14,726
1

Adapted with permission from (38).