Iran's Water Costs

Food Item	Water Footprint (Liters per Kilogram)
Beef	13,000 - 43,000 L
Pork	3,900 - 6,000 L
Poultry	2,400 - 3,500 L
Rice	1,600 - 2,000 L
Soybeans	1,900 - 2,000 L
Wheat	850 - 1,200 L
Corn	500 - 700 L

A single 150-gram beef hamburger requires about 2,400 liters of water to produce—roughly the same amount of water used to produce 96 kilograms of potatoes.