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Land use of foods per 1000 kilocalories

Land use is measured in meters squared (m²) required to produce 1000 kilocalories of a given food product.

0 m²20 m²40 m²60 m²80 m²100 m²Beef (beef herd)119.49 m²Lamb & Mutton116.66 m²Cheese22.68 m²Beef (dairy herd)15.84 m²Milk14.92 m²Pig Meat7.26 m²Poultry Meat6.61 m²Fish (farmed)4.7 m²Eggs4.35 m²Tomatoes4.21 m²Bananas3.22 m²Oatmeal2.9 m²Prawns (farmed)2.88 m²Citrus Fruit2.69 m²Peas2.16 m²Nuts2.11 m²Cassava1.86 m²Groundnuts1.57 m²Wheat & Rye1.44 m²Apples1.31 m²Tofu (soybeans)1.3 m²Potatoes1.2 m²Root Vegetables0.89 m²Rice0.76 m²Maize0.65 m²
OurWorldInData.org/environmental-impacts-of-food •

Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Additional calculations by Our World in Data.

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

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