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China Food Miles

Food Tracked From China

Food has been tracked from China 314,713 times, covering 1,556,686,232 miles in total.

That works out to an average of 4,946 miles per item - 21% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 1484 kg CO2 by plane, 1355 kg CO2 by car, or 277 kg CO2 by train.

According to our Food Miles tool the top 20 items tracked from China are listed below.

Food Tracked # of checks
Rice 30,060
Apple 12,927
Pineapple 12,261
Garlic 10,508
Oranges 10,130
Noodles 9,518
Tea 7,988
Kiwi 6,286
Salt 5,078
Banana 4,821
Peaches 4,479
Potatoes 4,158
Soy Sauce 4,120
Watermelon 4,022
Ginger 3,818
Onions 3,539
Grapes 3,516
Tomatoes 3,329
Eggs 3,261
Chicken 3,052

Wondering how far this really gets you, and what it means for your own choices? See what the current research says about food miles, or find out whether food miles still matter in 2026.

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