Studies released between 2011 and 2017 indicated that beef and cultured beef were the food categories emitting the highest amount of greenhouse gasses, here expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents. In fact, 200 kilocalories of beef produce about 24 kilograms of CO2 eq, while beans' emissions amounted to only one kilogram of CO2eq.
Estimated emissions intensity of selected food products between 2011 and 2017* (in kgCO2eq per 200kcal )
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Statista. (January 23, 2020). Estimated emissions intensity of selected food products between 2011 and 2017* (in kgCO2eq per 200kcal ) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072394/food-emissions-intensity-by-category/
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Estimated emissions intensity of selected food products between 2011 and 2017* (in kgCO2eq per 200kcal ) [Graph], Statista, January 23, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072394/food-emissions-intensity-by-category/