Foods by greenhouse gas emissions

Guess the food products whose agricultural production and processing creates the most greenhouse gas emissions. Units: kg CO₂-equivalents per kg product.

Hint: Several answers include specific kinds of meats and crops, and some general kinds of crops.

Source: ourworldindata.org.

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Answer	Total emissions	Emissions excl. methane	Methane
Beef (beef herd)	100	51	49
Beef (average)	71	36	35
Chocolate	34	34	<1
Coffee	29	29	<1
Prawns (farmed)	27	22	5
Beef (dairy herd)	33	16	17
Lamb & Goat	40	14	26
Cheese	24	13	11
Pork	12	10	2
Chicken	10	10	<1
Fish	14	10	4
Eggs	5	5	<1
Tofu	3	3	<1
Avocado	2.5	2.5	<1
Tomatoes	2	2	<1
Rice	4.5	2	2.5
Beans	2	2	<1
Maize	2	2	<1
Peas	1	1	<1
Bananas	1	1	<1
Potatoes	0.5	0.5	<1
Apples	0.4	0.4	<1
Nuts	0.4	0.4	<1
Root Vegetables	0.4	0.4	<1