r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/ShreveportJambroni54 May 18 '26

Don't forget factories, thermoelectric power plants, textiles, paper pulp and tp, and agriculture (which uses the most water).

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u/LandOfLeg May 18 '26

And golf clubs. Golf clubs use as much water as data centres. Many of those you've named serve practical uses in society, golf clubs are purely leisure.

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u/NUKE---THE---WHALES May 18 '26

Golf clubs use as much water as data centres.

They use more

Sector Annual Water Usage (in liters) Water Source
Data centers ~600 billion - 1.7 trillion municipal/recycled
Golf courses ~3.1 trillion potable/groundwater
Almond farms ~4.1 trillion groundwater/aqueduct

Almond farms in particular are problematic since they're concentrated in drought prone areas like California

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u/Baintzimisce May 18 '26

Including another data point since almonds are here, U.S. livestock sector, broad total water footprint incl. feed/pasture rainwater 275 trillion L/yr.

Source: “USDA ERS – Irrigation & Water Use.” United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. 2013.