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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nu3. (June 26, 2018). Per capita carbon footprint of food in the U.S. in 2017, by select product type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per year)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/874122/per-capita-food-carbon-footprint-us-by-food-type/
nu3. "Per capita carbon footprint of food in the U.S. in 2017, by select product type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per year)*." Chart. June 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874122/per-capita-food-carbon-footprint-us-by-food-type/
nu3. (2018). Per capita carbon footprint of food in the U.S. in 2017, by select product type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per year)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 13, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/874122/per-capita-food-carbon-footprint-us-by-food-type/
nu3. "Per Capita Carbon Footprint of Food in The U.S. in 2017, by Select Product Type (in Kilograms of Carbon Dioxide per Year)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874122/per-capita-food-carbon-footprint-us-by-food-type/
nu3, Per capita carbon footprint of food in the U.S. in 2017, by select product type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per year)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/874122/per-capita-food-carbon-footprint-us-by-food-type/ (last visited August 13, 2022)