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Product CO2e / kg Studies

Strawberries

1.311
CO2e / kg
= 100 g of Strawberries
You can consume
2.06
kg of Strawberries to exhaust your daily CO2e food budget

Categories: Fruits | Food

According to Gunady et al.1, emissions from strawberry production are mostly caused by the operation of agricultural machinery (~60%) and use of nitrogen fertilizers (~25%). However, it should be noted that many other sources report much lower emission factors than Gunady et al.

  1. Gunady, M. G., Biswas, W., Solah, V. A., & James, A. P. (2012). Evaluating the global warming potential of the fresh produce supply chain for strawberries, romaine/cos lettuces (Lactuca sativa), and button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) in Western Australia using life cycle assessment (LCA). Journal of Cleaner Production, 28, 81-87. ↩

Subcategories: Strawberries (frozen) | Strawberries (eco) | Strawberries (greenhouse, heated)

Studies

Source Notes CO2e Country origin Country consumption Weight
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Strawberries
0.84
 United Kingdom United Kingdom 0
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Strawberries
1.39
 Unknown United Kingdom 0
How low can we go? An assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK food system and the scope reduction by 2050 Strawberries
1.06
 Europe United Kingdom 4
Comparison of energy consumption and GHG emissions of open field and greenhouse strawberry production 146.7 kg CO2eq t−1
0.147
 Iran Unknown 10
RISE Open access list 1.7 Per kg strawberrys
0.3
 Sweden Sweden 5
RIVM Database Milieubelasting Voedingsmiddelen Aardbeien
6.412
 Unknown Netherlands 5
Ökologische Fußabdrücke von Lebensmitteln und Gerichten in Deutschland (IFEU) Erdbeeren, frisch, aus der Region, saisonal
0.3
 Germany Germany 0
Ökologische Fußabdrücke von Lebensmitteln und Gerichten in Deutschland (IFEU) Erdbeeren, frisch, aus Spanien
0.4
 Spain Germany 0
Ökologische Fußabdrücke von Lebensmitteln und Gerichten in Deutschland (IFEU) Erdbeeren, frisch, Durchschnitt
0.3
 Unknown Germany 6
Evaluating the global warming potential of the fresh produce supply chain for strawberries, romaine/cos lettuces (Lactuca sativa), and button mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) in Western Australia using life cycle assessment (LCA) Figure 2: 2.458g CO2e / 0.746g strawberries = 3.29 kg CO2e / kg
Pre-farm: 0.34
On-farm: 1.32
Post-farm: 0.63
Transport: 0.17
3.29
 Australia Australia 10
Environmental impact of plant-based foods European studies were considered most relevant for the Swedish market. Two studies showed higher impact than 1.5 kg CO2e per kg strawberries, but considering the amount of studies indicating an impact well below 1 kg CO2e per kg, the final assessment was set to 1.5 kg CO2e per kg. Strawberries from heated greenhouses in Europe are likely to have a higher impact, around 3 kg CO2e per kg. Two studies were found on Swedish strawberries.. Studies: 13 (2 SW)
1.5
 Unknown Unknown 6
Den store klimadatabase Strawberry, Agriculture: 0.15, iLUC: 0.06, Food processing: 0, Packaging: 0.14, Transport: 0.2
0.56
 Unknown Unknown 5
Klimatarier CO2 Rechner Erdbeeren, frisch
0.32
 Unknown Unknown 5
Pendos CO2-Zähler Erdbeeren
0.3
 Unknown Unknown 5
FiBL CO2-Fußabdruck von Bioprodukten Konventionell; Production: 0.157; Transport: 0.029; Packaging: 0.096; https://www.fibl.org/fileadmin/documents/de/oesterreich/arbeitsschwerpunkte/Klima/ergebnisse_gemuese_gesamt_090625.pdf
0.283
 Austria Austria 3
Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories Table 5 Median; #LCA studies: 15; #GWP values: 21; Mean: 0.65; Stdev: 0.36; Min: 0.2; Max: 1.5
0.58
 Unknown Unknown 8

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