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Food: greenhouse gas emissions across the supply chain

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

0 kg10 kg20 kg30 kg40 kg50 kg,Land use change,Farm,Animal feed,Processing,Transport,Retail,PackagingBeef (beef herd)60 kgLamb & Mutton25 kgCheese21 kgBeef (dairy herd)21 kgShrimps (farmed)12 kgPig Meat7.2 kgPoultry Meat6.1 kgFish (farmed)5.1 kgEggs4.5 kgRice4 kgTofu3 kgMilk2.8 kgWheat & Rye1.4 kgMaize1.1 kgBananas0.8 kgPeas0.8 kg

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

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