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U.S. per capita food carbon footprint in 2017, by key food type
Per capita carbon footprint of food in the U.S. in 2017, by select product type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per year)*
by T. Wang,
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Jun 26, 2018
This statistic displays the carbon footprint per capita for major food products in the United States in 2017. During that time, the United States' carbon footprint for beef consumption totaled over 1,118 kilograms of carbon dioxide per person per year. Globally, about 30.86 kilograms of beef was consumed per capita.
Per capita carbon footprint of food in the U.S. in 2017, by select product type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per year)*
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by T. Wang,
last edited
Jun 26, 2018
This statistic displays the carbon footprint per capita for major food products in the United States in 2017. During that time, the United States' carbon footprint for beef consumption totaled over 1,118 kilograms of carbon dioxide per person per year. Globally, about 30.86 kilograms of beef was consumed per capita.
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* Calculated through the amount of food supplied for consumption and how many kgs of CO2 per kg of produce, per person annually.
Pork = 3.54 kg
Poultry= 1.07 kg
Beef = 30.86 kg
Lamb & Goat = 35.02 kg
Fish = 1.60 kg
Eggs = 0.92 kg
Milk – including cheese = 1.42 kg
Wheat & Wheat Products = 0.19 kg
Rice = 1.28 kg
Soybeans = 0.45 kg
Nuts – including Peanut Butter = 1.77 kg
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* Calculated through the amount of food supplied for consumption and how many kgs of CO2 per kg of produce, per person annually.
Pork = 3.54 kg
Poultry= 1.07 kg
Beef = 30.86 kg
Lamb & Goat = 35.02 kg
Fish = 1.60 kg
Eggs = 0.92 kg
Milk – including cheese = 1.42 kg
Wheat & Wheat Products = 0.19 kg
Rice = 1.28 kg
Soybeans = 0.45 kg
Nuts – including Peanut Butter = 1.77 kg
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