4 ms·

1.1 gallons (~4 L) per almond.

• WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
  Could be worse. Could be cows. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-04-13/cows-suck-up-more-of-california-s-water-than-almonds https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-04-13/cows-s...
  • bcrosby95 5y ago
    Yeah, I've always loved how almonds get a bad deal on the news, but they rarely mention meat.
  • TeeMassive 5y ago
    90% of cattle water consumption comes directly from feed and feed is often made of leftover vegetable matter that would have been wasted otherwise or land that can't be harvested anyway: https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g?list=FLdQM1Kvo9co3TogR2c-WAPw&t=176 https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g?list=FLdQM1Kvo9co3TogR2c-WAPw&t...