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Greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of food product

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalents (kgCO₂eq) per kilogram of food product. This means non-CO₂ greenhouse gases are
included and weighted by their relative warming impact.

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Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers.

Note: Data represents the global average greenhouse gas emissions from food products based on a large meta-analysis of food production covering 38,700 commercially viable farms in 119 countries.

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