Farmed salmon: carbon footprint

Carbonle#9 of 14

🐟Carbon footprintFarmed salmon

5.56kg CO₂e / kg

1 kg

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Farmed salmon comes in at about 5.56 kg CO₂e / kg (1 kg).

Of the 14 kitchen foods Carbonle tracks, Farmed salmon sits at #9 from the lightest — mid-pack.

The healthy fish lands mid-table, well under beef per kilo.

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Figures from ADEME AGRIBALYSE 3.2 (2025), via impactco2.fr; Licence Ouverte 2.0, licensed Licence Ouverte 2.0.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.