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Data description paper
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12 May 2021
Data description paper |  | 12 May 2021

Virtual water trade and water footprint of agricultural goods: the 1961–2016 CWASI database

Stefania Tamea, Marta Tuninetti, Irene Soligno, and Francesco Laio

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The database includes water footprint and virtual water trade data for 370 agricultural goods in all countries, starting from 1961 and 1986, respectively. Data improve upon earlier datasets because of the annual variability of data and the tracing of goods’ origin within the international trade. The CWASI database aims at supporting national and global assessments of water use in agriculture and food production/consumption and welcomes contributions from the research community.
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