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GCSE Geography · key term
The total freshwater used directly by a person, community or business and indirectly to produce the goods and services they consume.
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Specification 6.3.1 · Component 2
Revise: Changing Demand for WaterA water footprint includes both direct water use and the water used indirectly to produce what a person consumes. Direct use includes showering or cooking. Indirect use includes the water needed to grow food or manufacture clothing.
Specification 3.3.1 · Component 1, Component 2
The total freshwater used directly by a person or population and indirectly to produce the goods and services they consume.
A water footprint includes water used to produce goods and food, not just water used directly at home.
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A water footprint includes direct water use and the water used indirectly to provide the goods and services someone consumes. Direct use includes drinking, washing and flushing toilets. Indirect use includes water needed to grow food and manufacture products; this is often called embedded water.
