This statistic depicts the fossil energy input per kilogram of protein output in livestock and insect faming, by species. According to the report, energy required for producing a kilogram of protein in insect farming such as crickets is about *** megajoules.
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Medium, & Statista. (August 16, 2018). Fossil energy input per kilogram of protein output in livestock vs. insect faming, by species (in megajoules) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/896238/energy-input-per-kilogram-protein-output-by-species/
Medium, und Statista. "Fossil energy input per kilogram of protein output in livestock vs. insect faming, by species (in megajoules)." Chart. August 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896238/energy-input-per-kilogram-protein-output-by-species/
Medium, Statista. (2018). Fossil energy input per kilogram of protein output in livestock vs. insect faming, by species (in megajoules). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/896238/energy-input-per-kilogram-protein-output-by-species/
Medium, and Statista. "Fossil Energy Input per Kilogram of Protein Output in Livestock Vs. Insect Faming, by Species (in Megajoules)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/896238/energy-input-per-kilogram-protein-output-by-species/
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