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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Greenhouse gas emissions (n kilograms of carbon dioxide per kilogram)
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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 October 31, 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 October 31, 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: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1065756/environmental-footprint-meat-industry-globally-by-type-2019/
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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/
