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Meat Footprint Calculator

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This calculator estimates the environmental impact and potential health effects of your meat consumption, considering factors like greenhouse gas emissions, land use, and saturated fat intake.

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How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Beef Consumption (grams per week), Pork Consumption (grams per week), Poultry Consumption (grams per week), Lamb Consumption (grams per week), and Processed Meat Consumption (grams per week) in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Estimated Weekly Saturated Fat Intake, Estimated Weekly CO2 Emissions, Total Meat Consumption, Estimated Yearly Saturated Fat Intake, and Estimated Yearly CO2 Emissions in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Low Meat Consumption

Beef Consumption (grams per week): 50 grams; Pork Consumption (grams per week): 100 grams; Poultry Consumption (grams per week): 200 grams; Lamb Consumption (grams per week): 0 grams; Processed Meat Consumption (grams per week): 50 grams

Estimated Weekly Saturated Fat Intake: 1.75 grams; Estimated Weekly CO2 Emissions: 0.0225 kg CO2 equivalent; Total Meat Consumption: 400 grams per week; Estimated Yearly Saturated Fat Intake: 91 grams; Estimated Yearly CO2 Emissions: 1.17 kg CO2 equivalent

Moderate Meat Consumption

Beef Consumption (grams per week): 200 grams; Pork Consumption (grams per week): 300 grams; Poultry Consumption (grams per week): 400 grams; Lamb Consumption (grams per week): 50 grams; Processed Meat Consumption (grams per week): 100 grams

Estimated Weekly Saturated Fat Intake: 5.1 grams; Estimated Weekly CO2 Emissions: 0.075 kg CO2 equivalent; Total Meat Consumption: 1,050 grams per week; Estimated Yearly Saturated Fat Intake: 265.2 grams; Estimated Yearly CO2 Emissions: 3.9 kg CO2 equivalent

High Meat Consumption

Beef Consumption (grams per week): 400 grams; Pork Consumption (grams per week): 500 grams; Poultry Consumption (grams per week): 600 grams; Lamb Consumption (grams per week): 100 grams; Processed Meat Consumption (grams per week): 200 grams

Estimated Weekly Saturated Fat Intake: 9.3 grams; Estimated Weekly CO2 Emissions: 0.139 kg CO2 equivalent; Total Meat Consumption: 1,800 grams per week; Estimated Yearly Saturated Fat Intake: 483.6 grams; Estimated Yearly CO2 Emissions: 7.228 kg CO2 equivalent

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