Fig. 4: GHGe and water use of least-cost diets.

a, GHGe (CO2 equivalent emissions in kg per person per day). The red solid line indicates the average value among all observations across national FBDG of 1.82 (median, 1.61), close to the HDB of 1.85 (median, 1.61) and slightly higher than the EAT-Lancet reference diet of 1.45 (median, 1.40). b, Water use in metric tons per person per day. The average of 2.29 (median, 2.21) across national FBDG shown in the red line is similar to 2.30 for HDB (median, 2.27) and 2.34 for EAT (median, 2.29). Box plots in both panels represent the IQR, with the horizontal line inside each box indicating the median. Whiskers extend to the smallest and largest observations within 1.5 times the IQR. Data points beyond this range are considered outliers and plotted individually.