Products
| Product | CO2e / kg | Studies |
|---|
Potatoes
0.36
CO2e / kg
Categories: Root Vegetables | Vegetables | Food
A serving of potatoes is about 150 grams1. With an emission factor of ~0.4 kg CO2e / kg, this comes down to only 0.06 kg CO2e / serving.
Subcategories: Potatoes (peeled) | Potatoes (canned) | Potatoes (eco) | Sweet potatoes
Studies
| Source | Notes | CO2e | Country origin | Country consumption | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISE Open access list 1.7 | Per kg unpeeled potatoes | 0.1 |
Sweden | Sweden | 7 |
| LCA Food Database | Conventional, including retail | 0.22 |
Unknown | Unknown | 10 |
| Environmental impact of plant-based foods | European and Swedish production considered relevant for the Swedish market.. Studies: 9 (4 SW) | 0.4 |
Unknown | Unknown | 10 |
| Den store klimadatabase | Potato, Agriculture: 0.2, iLUC: 0.02, Food processing: 0, Packaging: 0.06, Transport: 0.07 | 0.36 |
Unknown | Unknown | 7 |
| Mat-klimat-listan | variation 0.1-1 kgCO2/kg | 0.1 |
Unknown | Sweden | 5 |
| Potential contributions of food consumption patterns to climate change | cooked, domestic; CO2: 0.4, NO2: 0.06, NH4: 0 | 0.45 |
Sweden | Sweden | 10 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions of realistic dietary choices in Denmark: the carbon footprint and nutritional value of dairy products | Table 1; including waste; excluding waste: 0.57 | 0.69 |
Unknown | Unknown | 10 |
| FiBL CO2-Fußabdruck von Bioprodukten | Konventionell; Production: 0.094; Transport: 0.051; Packaging: 0.027; Storage: 0.011; https://www.fibl.org/fileadmin/documents/de/oesterreich/arbeitsschwerpunkte/Klima/ergebnisse_gemuese_gesamt_090625.pdf | 0.183 |
Austria | Austria | 5 |
| Systematic review of greenhouse gas emissions for different fresh food categories | Table 5 Median; #LCA studies: 16; #GWP values: 25; Mean: 0.2; Stdev: 0.08; Min: 0.08; Max: 0.36 | 0.18 |
Unknown | Unknown | 10 |
| Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers | Figure 1, 1000 kcal, https://www.nutritionix.com/food/potatoes | 0.6 |
Unknown | Unknown | 10 |
| Klimatarier CO2 Rechner | Kartoffeln | 0.4 |
Unknown | Unknown | 5 |