Footprint

Steak

The carbon cost of premium beef, in kilograms

Livestock accounts for about 14.5% of human greenhouse gas emissions, and cattle are the largest share. A 16 oz ribeye is about 45 kg of CO₂e at the global average, 18 kg from the lowest-impact producers.

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What it costs

The footprint, plainly

~80x over 20 years

Methane Emissions

Cattle produce methane during digestion. Over 20 years, methane traps about 80 times more heat than the same mass of CO₂.

#1 cause

Deforestation

Cattle ranching is the largest driver of deforestation in the Amazon.

45 kg CO₂e

One ribeye

A 16 oz ribeye is about 45 kg of CO₂e at the global average (Poore and Nemecek, 2018), roughly a 110-mile drive in an average car.

Sources include Poore and Nemecek (Science, 2018), Gephart et al. (Nature, 2021), the IUCN Red List, ISSF and Transport & Environment. Full citations come with the methodology page.