>2.5. Water usage Water usage is possibly the most ridiculous way vegans deceive. The water footprint is divided into green (sourced from precipitation) and blue (sourced from the surface). Water scarcity is largely dependent on blue water use, which is why experts use lifecycle models[1]. Vegan infographics always portray beef as a massive water hog by counting the rain that falls on the pasture. 96% of beef's water usage is green[2] and it can even be produced without any blue water at all. The crops leading to the most depletion[3] are wheat (22%), rice (17%), sugar (7%) and cotton[4] (7%).
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https://i.imgur.com/W72TvgG.png[2]
https://i.imgur.com/3Ucaeps.png[3]
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature21403[4]
https://i.imgur.com/nMlmQ3R.jpg 