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Mar 4, 2021 · Research suggests that if everyone shifted to a plant-based diet, we would reduce global land use for agriculture by 75%. This large reduction of agricultural land use would be possible thanks to a reduction in land used for grazing and a smaller need for land to grow crops.
Jan 1, 2024 · In the case of Berardy et al. (2019), the findings indicated that some animal-based foods like poultry, chicken (alone), egg, and tuna compared closely to chickpea, dry pea, and lentils, in terms of GWP, while beef remained the highest contributor.
Jul 4, 2017 · Farming Plants – A Comparison. A report from the Humane Party analyzes the land-use, efficiency, and profitability of animal farming versus plant farming. The fact that animal agriculture is much more resource intensive than plant agriculture has become fairly well known among animal advocates.
Apr 20, 2016 · Because many animal-based foods rely on crops for feed, increased demand for animal-based foods widens the food gap relative to increased demand for plant-based foods. This chart is based on data from the Working Paper, Shifting Diets for a Sustainable Food Future.
Dec 1, 2022 · PB-APAs tend to displace demand for animal products, not other plant foods, and are more able to do this compared to whole plant foods alone. This paper reviews 43 studies on the healthiness and environmental sustainability of PB-APAs compared to animal products.
Sep 20, 2021 · Breaking down this share, production of animal based foods – meat, poultry and dairy products, including growing crops to feed livestock and pastures for grazing – contributes 57% of emissions linked to the food system. Raising plant-based foods for human consumption contributes 29%.
Jun 17, 2024 · Second, compared to diets relatively high in plant-based foods, diets high in animal-based foods, specifically red meat and dairy, have a higher environmental impact, i.e. more greenhouse gas emissions, land use, energy use and acidification- and eutrophication potential [7, 8].
