Greenhouse gas emissions per 100 grams of protein
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents.
Greenhouse gas emissions per 100g protein kgCO₂eq per 100g protein
Food | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Apples | 14.33 kg |
| Bananas | 9.56 kg |
| Beef (beef herd) | 49.89 kg |
| Beef (dairy herd) | 16.87 kg |
| Berries & Grapes | 15.30 kg |
| Brassicas | 4.64 kg |
| Cassava | 14.67 kg |
| Cheese | 10.82 kg |
| Citrus Fruit | 6.50 kg |
| Coffee | 35.66 kg |
| Dark Chocolate | 93.30 kg |
| Eggs | 4.21 kg |
| Fish (farmed) | 5.98 kg |
| Grains | 2.70 kg |
| Groundnuts | 1.23 kg |
| Lamb & Mutton | 19.85 kg |
| Maize | 1.79 kg |
| Milk | 9.50 kg |
| Nuts | 0.26 kg |
| Oatmeal | 1.91 kg |
| Onions & Leeks | 3.85 kg |
| Other Pulses | 0.84 kg |
| Peas | 0.44 kg |
| Pig Meat | 7.61 kg |
| Potatoes | 2.71 kg |
| Poultry Meat | 5.70 kg |
| Prawns (farmed) | 18.19 kg |
| Rice | 6.27 kg |
| Root Vegetables | 4.30 kg |
| Tofu | 1.98 kg |
| Tomatoes | 19.00 kg |
| Wheat & Rye | 1.29 kg |
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