The total water footprint of consumption in SA is 56.7 billion m3/yr over the period 1996–2005. The largest water footprint
component is the green water, with 82% of the total water footprint of consumption. The blue- and grey-water footprints
of national consumption are 8% and 10% of the total. The largest fraction (93.8%) of the total water footprint of South African consumers relates to the consumption of agricultural products. The consumption of industrial products and domestic water supply contribute 1.4% and 4.8% to the total water footprint of consumption, respectively (Table 4).