The traditional meat industry is known to have a relatively high environmental impact, mostly due to high emissions and water consumption. Globally, production of beef emitted around 99.5 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent per kilogram as of 2019, over nine times the emissions from pork production.
Environmental footprint from meat production worldwide as of 2019, by meat product*
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Industry overview
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- Premium Statistic Italy: revenue of the meat industry 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Production value in the processing and preserving of meat industry in Italy 2010-2021
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Animals slaughtered
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- Premium Statistic Number of young cattle slaughtered in Italy 2010-2023
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- Premium Statistic Number of cows slaughtered in Italy 2010-2023
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Consumption & spending
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- Premium Statistic Consumption value of PDO and PGI fresh meat in Italy 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual pig meat per capita consumption in Italy 2016-2022
- Basic Statistic Average monthly household expenditure on pork meat in Italy 2014-2021
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Pricing
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- Basic Statistic Monthly pork meat consumer price index (CPI) in Italy 2020-2023
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The Economist. (October 12, 2019). Environmental footprint from meat production worldwide as of 2019, by meat product* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065756/environmental-footprint-meat-industry-globally-by-type-2019/
The Economist. "Environmental footprint from meat production worldwide as of 2019, by meat product*." Chart. October 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065756/environmental-footprint-meat-industry-globally-by-type-2019/
The Economist. (2019). Environmental footprint from meat production worldwide as of 2019, by meat product*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065756/environmental-footprint-meat-industry-globally-by-type-2019/
The Economist. "Environmental Footprint from Meat Production Worldwide as of 2019, by Meat Product*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065756/environmental-footprint-meat-industry-globally-by-type-2019/
The Economist, Environmental footprint from meat production worldwide as of 2019, by meat product* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065756/environmental-footprint-meat-industry-globally-by-type-2019/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Environmental footprint from meat production worldwide as of 2019, by meat product* [Graph], The Economist, October 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065756/environmental-footprint-meat-industry-globally-by-type-2019/