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A single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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Mesfin Mekonnen, Arjen Hoekstra, Joseph Poore, Thomas Nemecek
What
A single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.
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Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:30:05 GMT · 2h 18m ago
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Studies by Mekonnen and Hoekstra, and Poore and Nemecek, analyze the environmental costs of beef production, including water use from beef production systems across more than a hundred countries and life-cycle assessment data from farms across 119 countries.
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The production of beef has a significant environmental footprint, requiring substantial water and generating considerable greenhouse gas emissions, making it the most environmentally intensive widely consumed food.
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6 events in this thread- Currently Reading2h 18m agoA single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.
- Health & Science2h 18m agoA single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water to produce and generates about 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.Open article
- Health & Science2h 18m agoA single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water to produce and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.Open article
- Health & Science2h 18m agoA single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.Open article
- Health & Science2h 18m agoA single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water to produce and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.Open article
- Health & Science2h 18m agoA single kilogram of conventionally farmed beef requires approximately 15,400 litres of water to produce and generates approximately 99 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.Open article
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