"**To produce 100 grams of protein from beef, we need 164 square metres (m2) of farmland**. That’s a lot more than other meats. "**Pork takes just 11 m2** – fifteen times less. "**Poultry is just 7 m2**. "And beef needs nearly 100 times more land than plant-based proteins, such as tofu or beans. ([Location 2273](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2273))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[statistics]], [[food-security]], [[climate-change]], [[deforrestation]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]\