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.
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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 June 10, 2025, 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 June 10, 2025. 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: June 10, 2025. 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 June 10, 2025)
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/
