A cotton T-shirt: carbon footprint
Carbonle#3 of 13👕Carbon footprintA cotton T-shirt
7kg CO₂e
one tee, made
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A cotton T-shirt comes in at about 7 kg CO₂e (one tee, made).
Of the 13 things to wear Carbonle tracks, A cotton T-shirt sits at #3 from the lightest — one of the lightest.
This is what it costs to make the garment, before you wear it once. Cotton is thirsty, leather carries the cattle behind it, and a single new outfit can outweigh a week of driving — the case for wearing things longer.
Growing and stitching the cotton runs about 7 kg before you wear it.
Compare with
Figures from Carbonfact garment benchmark (2024), cradle-to-gate, licensed industry benchmark.
How we get these numbers: Methodology.