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Costa Rica Food Miles

Food Tracked From Costa Rica

Food has been tracked from Costa Rica 108,876 times, covering 573,747,641 miles in total.

That works out to an average of 5,270 miles per item - 29% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 1581 kg CO2 by plane, 1444 kg CO2 by car, or 295 kg CO2 by train.

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

Food Tracked # of checks
Banana 42,023
Pineapple 36,179
Hamburger 2,213
Coffee 1,800
Melon 1,222
Mango 1,214
Apple 850
Watermelon 785
Cantaloupe 554
Chocolate 466
Oranges 369
Rice 339
Ananas 295
Dragon Fruit 262
Coconut 245
Strawberries 239
Beans 238
Grapes 225
Cucumber 221
Tomatoes 189

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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