The carbon footprint of a cheeseburger: what the data shows
A standard cheeseburger — beef patty, cheese, bun, condiments — carries an estimated 3–4 kg CO₂e per serving, based on lifecycle assessment data. The beef patty accounts for the majority of that figure. At that rate, eating a cheeseburger daily for a year produces roughly 1.1–1.5 tons CO₂e — equivalent to driving a gasoline car […]