The Big Climate Database
Learn more about the climate impact of food consumption with The Big Climate Database. The most consistent, detailed and transparent data collection to date on the climate footprint of food.
Climate footprint calculated in kg. Click on column titles to sort.
| Category | Food | CO2e pr kg Sort ascending | Agriculture | ILUC | Processing | Packaging | Transport | Retail |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat and poultry | Beef, fillet, defatted | 185,76 | 153,03 | 34,68 | -8,08 | 0,14 | 5,99 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, T-bone steak | 98,53 | 81,10 | 18,38 | -4,28 | 0,14 | 3,19 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Veal, meat, medium fat | 61,04 | 50,19 | 11,38 | -2,65 | 0,14 | 1,98 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, meat, average | 61,04 | 50,19 | 11,38 | -2,65 | 0,14 | 1,98 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, roastbeef, cooked, sliced | 55,40 | 45,47 | 10,31 | -2,18 | 0,02 | 1,79 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, topside, cap off | 55,31 | 45,47 | 10,31 | -2,40 | 0,14 | 1,80 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, rump | 55,31 | 45,47 | 10,31 | -2,40 | 0,14 | 1,80 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, pulled beef | 46,07 | 37,32 | 8,52 | -1,89 | 0,64 | 1,48 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Oksekød, kebab | 44,05 | 35,97 | 8,17 | -1,81 | 0,26 | 1,43 | 0,02 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, low fat | 43,21 | 36,63 | 8,25 | -3,23 | 0,14 | 1,42 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, mince, 5-10% fat | 41,15 | 34,70 | 7,82 | -2,86 | 0,14 | 1,35 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, sausage, salami | 40,54 | 32,12 | 7,36 | -0,26 | 0,02 | 1,28 | 0,01 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, mince, 10-15% fat | 39,09 | 32,77 | 7,40 | -2,50 | 0,14 | 1,28 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Beef, mince, 15-20% fat | 37,03 | 30,85 | 6,97 | -2,14 | 0,14 | 1,21 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Lamb, leg, unspecified | 32,22 | 28,08 | 7,85 | -4,61 | 0,14 | 0,76 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Lamb, meat, average values | 32,22 | 28,08 | 7,85 | -4,61 | 0,14 | 0,76 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Lamb, minced | 30,40 | 26,60 | 7,44 | -4,50 | 0,14 | 0,72 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Lamb, flank, spiced, cooked | 28,53 | 25,17 | 7,03 | -4,38 | 0,02 | 0,68 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Veal and pork, mince, 15-20% fat | 18,33 | 14,53 | 3,68 | -0,80 | 0,14 | 0,78 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Meat balls, beef/pork, canned | 13,55 | 10,20 | 2,61 | -0,47 | 0,63 | 0,57 | 0,01 |
| Meat and poultry | Meat balls, beef/pork | 13,55 | 10,20 | 2,61 | -0,47 | 0,63 | 0,57 | 0,01 |
| Meat and poultry | Meat balls, beef/pork, frozen | 13,21 | 10,20 | 2,61 | -0,45 | 0,26 | 0,57 | 0,02 |
| Seafood | Crab claws, meat | 10,92 | 0,74 | 1,54 | 8,53 | 0,08 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Cod, liver, canned | 10,39 | 0,00 | 0,96 | 2,66 | 6,74 | 0,02 | 0,01 |
| Seafood | Prawn, giant tiger, aquaculture, boiled, frozen | 10,13 | 1,98 | 2,25 | 5,63 | 0,08 | 0,18 | 0,02 |
| Seafood | Shrimps, canned | 10,11 | 1,58 | 2,44 | 4,32 | 1,56 | 0,21 | 0,01 |
| Seafood | Shrimps, boiled, shell removed | 8,80 | 1,58 | 2,43 | 4,31 | 0,26 | 0,22 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Shrimp, boiled, in brine | 8,80 | 1,58 | 2,43 | 4,31 | 0,26 | 0,22 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Bream | 7,48 | 2,44 | 2,02 | 2,69 | 0,14 | 0,19 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, tenderloin, trimmed | 7,33 | 4,13 | 2,47 | -0,35 | 0,14 | 0,95 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Burbot | 7,10 | 1,98 | 2,40 | 2,54 | 0,14 | 0,04 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Whitefish | 7,10 | 1,98 | 2,40 | 2,54 | 0,14 | 0,04 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Charr | 6,90 | 1,98 | 2,40 | 2,34 | 0,14 | 0,04 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Lobster, canned | 6,87 | 1,31 | 2,07 | 1,74 | 1,56 | 0,18 | 0,01 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, bacon, frying | 6,43 | 3,61 | 2,16 | -0,31 | 0,14 | 0,83 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Grisekød, chorizo, sliced | 6,17 | 2,50 | 1,55 | 1,19 | 0,02 | 0,90 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Herring, pickled, canned | 6,04 | 0,74 | 1,01 | 2,61 | 1,56 | 0,13 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, sausage, salami | 5,90 | 2,51 | 1,55 | 1,23 | 0,02 | 0,58 | 0,01 |
| Meat and poultry | Grisekød, pepperoni | 5,90 | 2,51 | 1,55 | 1,23 | 0,02 | 0,58 | 0,01 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, minced | 5,62 | 2,81 | 2,00 | -0,20 | 0,14 | 0,87 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, loin, lean | 5,54 | 3,09 | 1,85 | -0,27 | 0,14 | 0,72 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, breast, flesh and skin | 5,18 | 2,47 | 1,78 | -0,06 | 0,14 | 0,86 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Cod, roe, canned | 5,03 | 0,00 | 0,78 | 2,66 | 1,56 | 0,02 | 0,01 |
| Seafood | Caviar, lumpfish roe | 4,95 | 0,00 | 0,79 | 2,66 | 1,47 | 0,02 | 0,01 |
| Seafood | Cod, roe | 4,94 | 0,00 | 0,79 | 2,66 | 1,47 | 0,02 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Caviar, capelin roe | 4,94 | 0,00 | 0,79 | 2,66 | 1,47 | 0,02 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Tuna, in tomato sauce, canned | 4,92 | 0,24 | 0,59 | 2,87 | 1,18 | 0,03 | 0,01 |
| Seafood | Crab, boiled | 4,88 | 0,30 | 0,62 | 3,40 | 0,08 | 0,49 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, breast, boiled, sliced | 4,76 | 2,22 | 1,59 | 0,16 | 0,02 | 0,77 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, collar, defatted | 4,74 | 2,98 | 1,76 | -0,83 | 0,14 | 0,68 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, meat, average | 4,70 | 2,61 | 1,56 | -0,22 | 0,14 | 0,61 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Turkey, mince, 5-10% fat | 4,67 | 2,13 | 1,54 | 0,13 | 0,14 | 0,73 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Turkey, meat | 4,66 | 2,28 | 1,63 | -0,13 | 0,14 | 0,74 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, roast, collar with rind | 4,64 | 2,58 | 1,54 | -0,22 | 0,14 | 0,60 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, ham, topside (M. Semimembranosus), lean | 4,64 | 2,58 | 1,54 | -0,22 | 0,14 | 0,60 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Cod, liver, smoked | 4,57 | 0,00 | 0,98 | 3,42 | 0,14 | 0,02 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, pulled pork | 4,52 | 2,14 | 1,33 | -0,11 | 0,64 | 0,50 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Tuna, in water, canned | 4,50 | 0,00 | 0,55 | 2,74 | 1,18 | 0,02 | 0,01 |
| Seafood | Perch | 4,34 | 1,91 | 0,83 | 1,42 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Turkey, breast, boiled/smoked, sliced | 4,30 | 2,05 | 1,46 | 0,06 | 0,02 | 0,71 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Fish cake, fried | 4,29 | 0,22 | 0,89 | 2,49 | 0,64 | 0,05 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, ham, boiled, sliced | 4,28 | 2,32 | 1,38 | 0,01 | 0,02 | 0,54 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, flank, spiced, cooked | 4,28 | 2,32 | 1,38 | 0,01 | 0,02 | 0,54 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, saddle, smoked, boiled | 4,28 | 2,32 | 1,38 | 0,01 | 0,02 | 0,54 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, nuggets, deepfried, ready meals | 4,25 | 1,65 | 1,12 | 0,67 | 0,26 | 0,52 | 0,02 |
| Seafood | Salmon, atlantic, aquaculture, hot smoked | 4,20 | 0,27 | 1,10 | 2,58 | 0,14 | 0,11 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, liver paste, Danish | 3,97 | 1,54 | 0,92 | -0,05 | 1,18 | 0,37 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Salmon, Atlantic, aquaculture, cold smoked | 3,89 | 0,27 | 1,09 | 2,27 | 0,14 | 0,11 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Tuna | 3,85 | 0,22 | 0,81 | 2,65 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Pikeperch | 3,84 | 1,86 | 1,13 | 0,68 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Pike | 3,84 | 1,86 | 1,13 | 0,68 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Halibut, greenland, smoked | 3,81 | 0,27 | 1,09 | 2,27 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, mince, 15-20% fat | 3,75 | 2,06 | 1,24 | -0,18 | 0,14 | 0,49 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, mince, 5-10% fat | 3,71 | 2,32 | 1,37 | -0,65 | 0,14 | 0,53 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, meatballs | 3,62 | 1,82 | 1,10 | -0,01 | 0,26 | 0,43 | 0,02 |
| Seafood | Cod, liver | 3,59 | 0,00 | 0,77 | 2,66 | 0,14 | 0,02 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Plaice | 3,59 | 0,22 | 0,83 | 2,38 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Saithe | 3,59 | 0,22 | 0,83 | 2,38 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Cod, fillet | 3,59 | 0,22 | 0,83 | 2,38 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Fish pudding | 3,51 | 0,16 | 0,68 | 1,98 | 0,64 | 0,05 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Saithe (UK), pollock (US), fillet, frozen | 3,51 | 0,22 | 0,84 | 2,27 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,02 |
| Seafood | Garfish | 3,44 | 0,22 | 0,83 | 2,22 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, hen, flesh and skin | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,54 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Duck, meat | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,53 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Goose, meat | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,53 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Hare, meat | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,53 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Rabbit, meat | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,53 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pheasant, flesh and skin | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,53 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Squab (pigeon) | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,53 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, whole | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,54 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, meat, average | 3,26 | 1,52 | 1,10 | -0,03 | 0,14 | 0,54 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Fish fillet, breaded, deepfried | 3,19 | 0,28 | 0,64 | 1,96 | 0,26 | 0,05 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Herring | 3,10 | 0,22 | 0,85 | 1,86 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Salmon, Atlantic, wild | 2,98 | 0,22 | 0,86 | 1,74 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Salmon, atlantic, aquaculture | 2,98 | 0,22 | 0,86 | 1,74 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Mackerel | 2,89 | 0,22 | 0,86 | 1,64 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Plaice, fillet, breaded, dybfrost | 2,83 | 0,25 | 0,57 | 1,69 | 0,26 | 0,05 | 0,02 |
| Seafood | Cod, fillet, breaded | 2,80 | 0,25 | 0,56 | 1,68 | 0,26 | 0,05 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Fish fingers, breaded, frozen | 2,77 | 0,25 | 0,59 | 1,62 | 0,24 | 0,05 | 0,02 |
| Seafood | Crayfish | 2,75 | 0,52 | 0,83 | 0,70 | 0,26 | 0,44 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Lobster | 2,75 | 0,52 | 0,83 | 0,70 | 0,26 | 0,44 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, sausage, Danish | 2,73 | 1,48 | 0,86 | -0,10 | 0,14 | 0,35 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Fish balls, canned | 2,65 | 0,11 | 0,44 | 1,42 | 0,63 | 0,04 | 0,01 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork sausage, bratwurst | 2,13 | 1,09 | 0,64 | 0,11 | 0,02 | 0,26 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, cocktail sausages | 2,13 | 1,09 | 0,64 | 0,11 | 0,02 | 0,26 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Pork, grilled sausages | 2,13 | 1,09 | 0,64 | 0,11 | 0,02 | 0,26 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Trout | 2,11 | 0,28 | 0,97 | 0,70 | 0,14 | 0,03 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, leg, flesh and skin | 1,97 | 0,89 | 0,64 | -0,02 | 0,14 | 0,32 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, sausage | 1,89 | 0,82 | 0,57 | 0,19 | 0,02 | 0,28 | 0,00 |
| Meat and poultry | Chicken, drumstick, flesh and skin | 1,87 | 0,84 | 0,61 | -0,02 | 0,14 | 0,31 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Mussels, in water, canned | 1,69 | 0,00 | 0,02 | 0,08 | 1,56 | 0,02 | 0,01 |
| Seafood | Oyster | 0,85 | 0,00 | 0,01 | 0,45 | 0,08 | 0,31 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Octopus | 0,38 | 0,00 | 0,01 | 0,08 | 0,26 | 0,02 | 0,00 |
| Seafood | Mussel | 0,19 | 0,00 | 0,00 | 0,08 | 0,08 | 0,02 | 0,00 |
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- Milk, dairy products and eggs (27)
- Mushrooms and mushroom products (5)
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- (-) Seafood (51)
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- Vegetables and vegetable products (96)
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