Land use per 100 grams of protein
Land use is measured in meters squared (m²) per 100 grams of protein across various food products.
Land use per 100g protein m² per 100g protein
Food | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Apples | 21.0 m² |
| Bananas | 21.4 m² |
| Beef (beef herd) | 163.6 m² |
| Beef (dairy herd) | 21.9 m² |
| Berries & Grapes | 24.1 m² |
| Brassicas | 5.0 m² |
| Cassava | 20.1 m² |
| Cheese | 39.8 m² |
| Citrus Fruit | 14.3 m² |
| Coffee | 27.0 m² |
| Dark Chocolate | 137.9 m² |
| Eggs | 5.7 m² |
| Fish (farmed) | 3.7 m² |
| Grains | 4.6 m² |
| Groundnuts | 3.5 m² |
| Lamb & Mutton | 184.8 m² |
| Maize | 3.1 m² |
| Milk | 27.1 m² |
| Nuts | 7.9 m² |
| Oatmeal | 5.8 m² |
| Onions & Leeks | 3.0 m² |
| Other Pulses | 7.3 m² |
| Peas | 3.4 m² |
| Pig Meat | 10.7 m² |
| Potatoes | 5.2 m² |
| Poultry Meat | 7.1 m² |
| Prawns (farmed) | 2.0 m² |
| Rice | 3.9 m² |
| Root Vegetables | 3.3 m² |
| Tofu | 2.2 m² |
| Tomatoes | 7.3 m² |
| Wheat & Rye | 3.2 m² |
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