Your footprint

See your weight on the world

The data on this site is the planet's story; this is yours. Four quick choices — what you eat, how you fly, how you move, how you power your home — estimated from real, cited average factors and set against the global average. Then turn the dread into a plan.

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What do you eat?

meat is the heaviest food choice

50–99 g meat/day

Flights per year

return trips

Short-haul return
1
Long-haul return
0

How do you get around?

8,000 km/yr

Home electricity

Your estimated footprint

4.4t CO₂e / year

7% below the global average

2t Paris4.7t avg
Diet2.05 t
Flights0.35 t
Driving1.32 t
Home energy0.65 t

Your diet is your biggest lever — shifting toward plant-rich meals cuts food emissions most.

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An estimate from cited average factors — not a measured personal total. Covers four choices, not your whole life.

Source: Global Carbon Project / Our World in Data (2023) · as of 2023