getabiteBeef (beef herd) vs Pulses (lentils and similar)
Climate comparison of Beef (beef herd) and Pulses (lentils and similar).
Example result
Pulses (lentils and similar) instead of Beef (beef herd): 98% less Greenhouse gases (per 100 g protein)
Fixed example for search engines. Values from curated LCA data.
Result
Pulses (lentils and similar) instead of Beef (beef herd): 98% less Greenhouse gases (per 100 g protein)
Lower by 49.1 kg CO₂e
About 409 (km by average car) (Equivalence: European Environment Agency: average CO2 emissions from new passenger cars about 120 g/km (fleet order of magnitude used for illustration).. As of September 22, 2026.)
Ranking
Foods sorted by the selected metric and basis.
- Nuts0.26 kg CO₂e
- Peas0.44 kg CO₂e
- Pulses (lentils and similar)0.84 kg CO₂e
- Groundnuts1.23 kg CO₂e
- Wheat and rye1.29 kg CO₂e
- Maize1.79 kg CO₂e
- Oatmeal1.91 kg CO₂e
- Tofu1.98 kg CO₂e
- Potatoes2.71 kg CO₂e
- Onions and leeks3.85 kg CO₂e
- Eggs4.21 kg CO₂e
- Root vegetables4.3 kg CO₂e
- Brassicas4.64 kg CO₂e
- Poultry meat5.7 kg CO₂e
- Fish (farmed)5.98 kg CO₂e
- Rice6.27 kg CO₂e
- Citrus fruit6.5 kg CO₂e
- Pig meat7.61 kg CO₂e
- Cow milk9.5 kg CO₂e
- Bananas9.56 kg CO₂e
- Cheese10.8 kg CO₂e
- Apples14.3 kg CO₂e
- Beef (dairy herd)16.9 kg CO₂e
- Prawns (farmed)18.2 kg CO₂e
- Tomatoes19 kg CO₂e
- Lamb and mutton19.9 kg CO₂e
- Beef (beef herd)49.9 kg CO₂e
Data: Poore and Nemecek (2018), processed by Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0. As of September 21, 2026. About the data · CC BY 4.0
Questions
- How is this pair calculated?
- Values come from the curated climate dataset for the selected metric and basis.
- Can I change the metric?
- Yes. Use the controls on the page to switch greenhouse gases, land, or water.