Meat Footprint Calculator

Estimate the CO₂ from your beef consumption.

Beef per week

CO₂ per kg beef

CO₂ per year 1,404

CO₂ per year (tonnes) 1.404

Formula: CO₂/year = kg/week × 52 × CO₂ per kg

Step-by-step with your numbers:

1. Values used:

2. Beef per week = 1

3. CO₂ per kg beef = 27

5. CO₂ per year = 1,404

6. CO₂ per year = 1.404tonnes

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Beef has one of the highest carbon footprints of any food.

The math behind it

CO₂/year = beef per week × 52 × emissions per kg (beef ≈ 27 kg CO₂ per kg).

1 kg/week → 1,404 kg CO₂/year.

Other meats?

Chicken (~6) and pork (~7) are far lower per kg than beef.