How many emissions does each Food Item Produce?
By: Annabel Y.
By: Annabel Y.
For my final data visualization project, I chose to work with a data set that shows the number of emissions (measured in Kg CO2) popular food items (43) produces. The source for this data set is Our World in Data.
I wanted to create a visualization that would allow users to analyze the environmental impact of food production. I plan to continue exploring if there are any patterns between foods that produce a similar amount of emissions, and a possible correlation with where it grows or where it is produced.
In my visualization, the data is represented as a string of dots. The color indicates the number of emissions it produces (the greener, the least number of emissions, the redder, the most number of emissions).
To interact with the visualization on the left, click each hit box to show a collection of food items that produce a specific range of emissions. As you hover over each dot, you can see the item name and the number of emissions it produces. The 'all' hit box displays all 43 food items.
I noticed how the 0-1 Kg CO2 emission range has the most data points from my data set (a total of 12, so ~27.9% of my data). I am curious about whether or not there is a correlation between the number of emissions a food item produces and where it is grown and processed.