Carbon opportunity costs per kilogram of food

The carbon opportunity cost, measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per kilogram of food, is theamount of carbon lost from native vegetation and soils in order to produce each food. If a specific food was notproduced on a given plot of land, this land could be used to restore native vegetation and sequester carbon.

186 kg144 kg19.9 kg14.3 kg10.7 kg10.7 kg9.3 kg6.2 kg5.9 kg5.9 kg3.7 kg2.6 kg2.1 kg1.9 kg0.71 kg0.6 kgSheep and goat meatBeef and buffalo meatSheep and goat milkPorkEggsChickenPalm oilCow and buffalo milkSoybeanLentilsChickpeasRiceMaizeWheatVegetablesWhite potato

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