How much CO2 does wine grapes (wine) produce?

About 1.546 kg CO₂e per 1 litre of wine, measured across the supply chain. That is roughly the same as driving 9 km in an average petrol car.

What drives the footprint of wine grapes (wine)?

Packaging is the largest contributor at 0.749 kg CO₂e, about 48% of the total. Transport is only 0.093 kg — which is why what you eat matters far more than how far it travelled.

Where does this data come from?

The WRAP UK Food & Drink Emission Factor Database v2.0, which aggregates peer-reviewed life-cycle assessments. This product's figures come from Poore & Nemecek (2018).

The carbon footprint of wine grapes (wine)

Wine Grapes (Wine) emits about 1.546 kg CO₂e per 1 litre of wine. Below is where that figure actually comes from — every stage of the chain, not a single headline number.

Where the carbon comes from

Packaging: 0.749 kg; 47%; Producing the packaging it reaches you in.
Farm: 0.626 kg; 39%; Emissions on the farm itself — livestock methane, fertiliser, fuel, manure.
Processing: 0.139 kg; 9%; Turning the raw product into food: milling, refining, slaughter, curing.
Transport: 0.093 kg; 6%; Moving it from farm to processor to shop.

Carbon credit

Land Use Change is negative (-0.061 kg) for this food — growing it stores more carbon in soil and vegetation than the change releases. That credit is already subtracted from the 1.546 kg total.

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Common questions

How much CO2 does wine grapes (wine) produce?: About 1.546 kg CO₂e per 1 litre of wine, measured across the supply chain. That is roughly the same as driving 9 km in an average petrol car.
What drives the footprint of wine grapes (wine)?: Packaging is the largest contributor at 0.749 kg CO₂e, about 48% of the total. Transport is only 0.093 kg — which is why what you eat matters far more than how far it travelled.
Where does this data come from?: The WRAP UK Food & Drink Emission Factor Database v2.0, which aggregates peer-reviewed life-cycle assessments. This product's figures come from Poore & Nemecek (2018).

Figures from the WRAP UK Food & Drink Emission Factor Database v2.0, which aggregates published life-cycle assessments; this product's data originates from Poore & Nemecek (2018), for global. Real values vary by farm, region and method — treat these as the shape of the problem, not a measurement of any one item on your shelf.

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