This statistic depicts the land required per gram of protein production in livestock vs. insect farming as of 2018, by species. According to the report, farmland required for producing a gram of protein in insect farming is about 18 square meter.
Farmland required per gram of protein in livestock vs. insect farming as of 2018, by species
(in square meter)
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Mekko Graphics. (July 12, 2018). Farmland required per gram of protein in livestock vs. insect farming as of 2018, by species (in square meter) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883386/land-required-per-gram-protein-by-species/
Mekko Graphics. "Farmland required per gram of protein in livestock vs. insect farming as of 2018, by species (in square meter)." Chart. July 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883386/land-required-per-gram-protein-by-species/
Mekko Graphics. (2018). Farmland required per gram of protein in livestock vs. insect farming as of 2018, by species (in square meter). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883386/land-required-per-gram-protein-by-species/
Mekko Graphics. "Farmland Required per Gram of Protein in Livestock Vs. Insect Farming as of 2018, by Species (in Square Meter)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883386/land-required-per-gram-protein-by-species/
Mekko Graphics, Farmland required per gram of protein in livestock vs. insect farming as of 2018, by species (in square meter) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883386/land-required-per-gram-protein-by-species/ (last visited May 25, 2025)
Farmland required per gram of protein in livestock vs. insect farming as of 2018, by species (in square meter) [Graph], Mekko Graphics, July 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883386/land-required-per-gram-protein-by-species/
