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Wine

On global average, producing 1 kg of Wine emits about 1.79 kg CO₂e, uses 1.78 m² of land and withdraws 78.9 litres of fresh water.

  • Greenhouse gas emissions1.79kg CO₂e per kgRank 21 of 38
  • Land use1.78m² per kgRank 27 of 38
  • Freshwater withdrawals78.9litres per kgRank 31 of 38

per kilogram, global average

Compared with other foods

Greenhouse gas emissions per kilogram of food (kg CO₂e).

Per kilogram, Wine emits 56 times less than Beef (beef herd).

In everyday terms

11 km

The emissions from 1 kg of Wine are about the same as driving 11 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.

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.

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