The water footprint of coffee and tea consumption
Abstract
Growing environmental awareness has made people more and more often ask the question: what are the hidden natural resources in a product? Which and how many natural resources were needed in order to enable us to consume a certain product? Coffee and tea consumption is possible through the use of natural and human resources in the producing countries. One of the natural resources required is water. There is a particular water need for growing the plant, but there is also a need for water to process the crop into the final product.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Environmental Impact and Sustainability
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 83–96
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter