Country (system) | GHG emissions (kg CO2-eq) | Functional unit | References |
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Japan (feedlot) | 34.3 | kg beef | [ |
USA (feedlot) | 14.8 | kg live weigh | [ |
USA (backgrounding/feedlot) | 16.2 | kg live weigh | [ |
USA (pasture) | 19.2 | kg live weigh | [ |
Australia (grain-fed) | 9.9 | kg HSCW | [ |
Australia (grass-fed) | 12 | kg HSCW | [ |
Sweden (organic) | 22.3 | kg bone free meat | [ |
EU steer (over 24 months) | 19 | kg meat | [ |
Canada (feedlot) | 22 | kg of beef | [ |
South Korea (feedlot) | 16.55 | kg of live weight | Current study |
South Korea (feedlot) | 27.87 | kg trimmed beef | Current study |