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A single cup of coffee generates ~1.1 kg CO₂e per year for daily drinkers. See the breakdown — beans, water, milk, and transport — and how to reduce it.
Environmental impact of your daily cup.
yearly CO₂e = (beanFootprint + waterFootprint + milkFootprint + travelFootprint) × cupsPerDay × 365
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cupsPerDay | Your daily habit |
| beans | Kilograms beans × emissions factor |
1 cup/day, 0.5 kg beans from region (2 kg CO₂e), 200 ml milk daily (0.3 kg CO₂e), 50 km transport (0.1 kg CO₂e) → ~1.1 kg CO₂e/year.
Continue with the Coffee Calculator, Coffee Kick Calculator, or the Coffee Ratio Calculator — or browse more coffee & tea tools and all cooking calculators.
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Content updated: September 2026