Carbon footprint of 43 everyday foods
Every food Carbonle tracks, ranked by carbon footprint — kilograms of CO₂e per kilo, lightest to heaviest. Tap one for the full story and the source.
- Citrus fruit0.39 kg CO₂e / kg
- Apples0.43 kg CO₂e / kg
- Nuts0.43 kg CO₂e / kg
- Root vegetables0.43 kg CO₂e / kg
- Potatoes0.46 kg CO₂e / kg
- Onions & leeks0.5 kg CO₂e / kg
- Brassicas (cabbage, broccoli)0.51 kg CO₂e / kg
- Vegetables0.53 kg CO₂e / kg
- Bananas0.86 kg CO₂e / kg
- Peas0.98 kg CO₂e / kg
- Soy milk0.98 kg CO₂e / kg
- Other fruit1.05 kg CO₂e / kg
- Barley1.18 kg CO₂e / kg
- Cassava1.32 kg CO₂e / kg
- Berries & grapes1.53 kg CO₂e / kg
- Wheat & rye1.57 kg CO₂e / kg
- Maize (corn)1.7 kg CO₂e / kg
- Pulses1.79 kg CO₂e / kg
- Wine1.79 kg CO₂e / kg
- Beet sugar1.81 kg CO₂e / kg
- Tomatoes2.09 kg CO₂e / kg
- Oats2.48 kg CO₂e / kg
- Milk3.15 kg CO₂e / kg
- Tofu3.16 kg CO₂e / kg
- Cane sugar3.2 kg CO₂e / kg
- Peanuts3.23 kg CO₂e / kg
- Sunflower oil3.6 kg CO₂e / kg
- Rapeseed oil3.77 kg CO₂e / kg
- Rice4.45 kg CO₂e / kg
- Eggs4.67 kg CO₂e / kg
- Olive oil5.42 kg CO₂e / kg
- Soybean oil6.32 kg CO₂e / kg
- Palm oil7.32 kg CO₂e / kg
- Chicken9.87 kg CO₂e / kg
- Pork12.31 kg CO₂e / kg
- Farmed fish13.63 kg CO₂e / kg
- Cheese23.88 kg CO₂e / kg
- Farmed shrimp26.87 kg CO₂e / kg
- Coffee28.53 kg CO₂e / kg
- Beef (from dairy cows)33.3 kg CO₂e / kg
- Lamb39.72 kg CO₂e / kg
- Dark chocolate46.65 kg CO₂e / kg
- Beef99.48 kg CO₂e / kg