This statistic illustrates the additional pollution over a 10-year period due to the increased consumption of certain foods in the United States between 2005 and 2014. During this period, an increase in yogurt consumption corresponded to an increase in emissions of 23 million megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Pollution increase from foods consumed more in the U.S. between 2005 and 2014
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New York Times. (March 21, 2017). Pollution increase from foods consumed more in the U.S. between 2005 and 2014 (in million megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691481/carbon-dioxide-increase-from-more-food-consumed-in-the-us/
New York Times. "Pollution increase from foods consumed more in the U.S. between 2005 and 2014 (in million megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. March 21, 2017. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691481/carbon-dioxide-increase-from-more-food-consumed-in-the-us/
New York Times. (2017). Pollution increase from foods consumed more in the U.S. between 2005 and 2014 (in million megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691481/carbon-dioxide-increase-from-more-food-consumed-in-the-us/
New York Times. "Pollution Increase from Foods Consumed More in The U.S. between 2005 and 2014 (in Million Megatons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691481/carbon-dioxide-increase-from-more-food-consumed-in-the-us/
New York Times, Pollution increase from foods consumed more in the U.S. between 2005 and 2014 (in million megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691481/carbon-dioxide-increase-from-more-food-consumed-in-the-us/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Pollution increase from foods consumed more in the U.S. between 2005 and 2014 (in million megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], New York Times, March 21, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691481/carbon-dioxide-increase-from-more-food-consumed-in-the-us/