Carbon Footprint:
Banana

One Banana is equivalent to:

0.11kg CO2e

0.5 km

0.06 m3 of CO2 Gas

Amount of CO2 Gas

Compared to the size of a human.

One Banana is equivalent to 0.06m3 of CO2 Gas.

Compare Similar Items

One serving of Beef (100g).

One serving of Beef (100g) is equivalent to 15.5kg CO2e, or 78.7km of driving.

One serving of Beef (100g) is equivalent to 15.5kg CO2e.

One serving of Lamb (100g).

One serving of Lamb (100g) is equivalent to 5.84kg CO2e, or 29.6km of driving.

One serving of Lamb (100g) is equivalent to 5.84kg CO2e.

One serving (100g) of Prawns.

One serving (100g) of Prawns is equivalent to 4.07kg CO2e, or 20.7km of driving.

One serving (100g) of Prawns is equivalent to 4.07kg CO2e.

One serving (100g) of cheese.

One serving (100g) of cheese is equivalent to 2.79kg CO2e, or 14.2km of driving.

One serving (100g) of cheese is equivalent to 2.79kg CO2e.

One serving of Pork (100g).

One serving of Pork (100g) is equivalent to 2.4kg CO2e, or 12.2km of driving.

One serving of Pork (100g) is equivalent to 2.4kg CO2e.

One serving of Chicken (100g).

One serving of Chicken (100g) is equivalent to 1.82kg CO2e, or 9.3km of driving.

One serving of Chicken (100g) is equivalent to 1.82kg CO2e.

One serving (100g) of Fish.

One serving (100g) of Fish is equivalent to 1.34kg CO2e, or 6.8km of driving.

One serving (100g) of Fish is equivalent to 1.34kg CO2e.

Dark Chocolate Bar

One Dark Chocolate Bar (50g).

One Dark Chocolate Bar (50g) is equivalent to 0.95kg CO2e, or 4.8km of driving.

One Dark Chocolate Bar (50g) is equivalent to 0.95kg CO2e.

2 Small Eggs (100g).

2 Small Eggs (100g) is equivalent to 0.53kg CO2e, or 2.7km of driving.

2 Small Eggs (100g) is equivalent to 0.53kg CO2e.

One Tomato (150g).

One Tomato (150g) is equivalent to 0.32kg CO2e, or 1.6km of driving.

One Tomato (150g) is equivalent to 0.32kg CO2e.

One serving of berries (144g).

One serving of berries (144g) is equivalent to 0.22kg CO2e, or 1.1km of driving.

One serving of berries (144g) is equivalent to 0.22kg CO2e.

One serving (100grams) of rice.

One serving (100grams) of rice is equivalent to 0.16kg CO2e, or 0.8km of driving.

One serving (100grams) of rice is equivalent to 0.16kg CO2e.

One Banana is equivalent to 0.11kg CO2e, or 0.5km of driving.

One Banana is equivalent to 0.11kg CO2e.

One serving (100g) of Tofu.

One serving (100g) of Tofu is equivalent to 0.08kg CO2e, or 0.4km of driving.

One serving (100g) of Tofu is equivalent to 0.08kg CO2e.

One Apple (avg size).

One Apple (avg size) is equivalent to 0.06kg CO2e, or 0.3km of driving.

One Apple (avg size) is equivalent to 0.06kg CO2e.

Brassicas (Cabbage, Kale etc)

1 serving of 100 grams of Brassicas.

1 serving of 100 grams of Brassicas is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e, or 0.3km of driving.

1 serving of 100 grams of Brassicas is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e.

One large serving (100g) of Mixed Nuts.

One large serving (100g) of Mixed Nuts is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e, or 0.3km of driving.

One large serving (100g) of Mixed Nuts is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e.

One orange (average size).

One orange (average size) is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e, or 0.3km of driving.

One orange (average size) is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e.

One (100gram) Potato.

One (100gram) Potato is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e, or 0.2km of driving.

One (100gram) Potato is equivalent to 0.05kg CO2e.

Root Vegetables (Carrot etc)

1 serving (100 grams) of root vegetables.

1 serving (100 grams) of root vegetables is equivalent to 0.04kg CO2e, or 0.2km of driving.

1 serving (100 grams) of root vegetables is equivalent to 0.04kg CO2e.

Source information

Poore & Nemecek (2018) - Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers. The mean (average) GHG emissions data is the data used. It is then converted to the portion size of each item.

How we calculate Equivalent Kilometers

Food Category > Banana

About

The goal of this website is to provide a better perspective on the carbon footprint of everyday products, so that we can all understand the impact of our choices and work towards a safer and healthier environment for all humans.

Sources

The source for the data used is provided on the dedicated item page at the bottom. If you believe any source or information should be changed, we love new data! Please contact us.

Contribution

If you would like to contribute to this project, thank you for your help! Contact us to discuss in detail.

We're in this together.

Climate change is an issue that will affect all of us. It's greater than borders. Avoiding worse-case scenarios is in the best interest of humanity. Together we can work toward safer and healthier lives for every human on Earth.