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Environmental impact

Main articles: Environmental impact of meat production, Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, and Cattle § Environmental impact

Agricultural land worldwide could be reduced by almost half if no beef or mutton were eaten.

Mean greenhouse gas emissions for different food types

Food Types	Greenhouse Gas Emissions (g CO2-Ceq per g protein)
Ruminant Meat	62
Recirculating Aquaculture	30
Trawling Fishery	26
Non-recirculating Aquaculture	12
Pork	10
Poultry	10
Dairy	9.1
Non-trawling fishery	8.6
Eggs	6.8
Starchy Roots	1.7
Wheat	1.2
Maize	1.2
Legumes	0.25

Mean land use of different foods

Food Types	Land Use (m2year per 100g protein)
Lamb and Mutton	185
Beef	164
Cheese	41
Pork	11
Poultry	7.1
Eggs	5.7
Farmed Fish	3.7
Groundnuts	3.5
Peas	3.4
Tofu	2.2