Foods destroying rainforests, in one simple chart

nielsbot

It’s beef. > Beef caused at least 4 times more deforestation than any other food in the last two decades

vivzkestrel

what happened to beyond meat, impossible foods and all those other companies that a few years ago were planning to replace beef with plant friendly alternatives? why dont we hear about them anymore?

robthebrew

not a single chart in sight on that site.

mikestew

Did my ad blocker somehow block the “one simple chart”? Because I don’t see a chart in TFA.

unfitted2545

It's also worth keeping in mind whilst soy is the 3rd highest, 80% goes to livestock.

schiffern

Chart is buggy for some. Original here, Vox just added the countries up. Notice beef is off-scale high. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-026-01305-4/figures/5

DauntingPear7

People when talking about plant based/better-for-the-planet alternatives often don’t discuss the fact that they’re usually more expensive per unit

DANmode

Everything on the chart except maybe beef and bananas can be done without (and probably should).

mediumsmart

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