Coffee
On global average, producing 1 kg of Coffee emits about 28.5 kg CO₂e, uses 21.6 m² of land and withdraws 25.9 litres of fresh water.
- Greenhouse gas emissions28.5kg CO₂e per kgRank 5 of 38
- Land use21.6m² per kgRank 6 of 38
- Freshwater withdrawals25.9litres per kgRank 35 of 38
per kilogram, global average
Compared with other foods
Greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of food (kg CO₂e).
- Beef (beef herd)99.5
- Coffee28.5
- Cheese23.9
- Poultry9.87
- Tofu3.16
- Beans, lentils & other pulses1.79
Per kilogram, Coffee emits 16 times as much as Beans, lentils & other pulses.
In everyday terms
168 km
The emissions from 1 kg of Coffee are about the same as driving 168 km in an average petrol car.
Lower-impact alternatives
Treats and drinks have no like-for-like replacement. Their impact depends mostly on how much you have and how they are produced.
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Method and data
Footprints vary between farms and countries, but the difference between types of food is usually far larger than the difference between producers of the same food.
Values are global averages from Poore & Nemecek (2018), who compiled data from about 38,700 farms in 119 countries, as published by Our World in Data. Emissions include land-use change, farming, processing, transport, packaging and retail. Real products vary by farm and region; use these figures to compare food types, not individual brands.