As of May 2018, around 65 percent of responding individuals in the United Kingdom perceived veganism as having the least environmental impact. In contrast, 73 percent considered being an omnivore as having the most environmental impact.
Ruminants are known to have the highest CO² emissions per gram of protein produced followed by fishing and aquaculture industry products. Measured this way the general perceptions of survey respondents appear to be accurate.
Selected diets ranked by their perceived environmental impact in the United Kingdom (UK) as of May 2018
Degree of environmental impact Highest impact (1) to lowest impact (4)
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Please rank the following diets in terms of how you perceive their environmental impact (where 1 = most environmental impact, and 4 = least environmental impact)."
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