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Germany Food Miles

Food Tracked From Germany

Food has been tracked from Germany 91,552 times, covering 145,986,560 miles in total.

That works out to an average of 1,595 miles per item - 61% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 479 kg CO2 by plane, 437 kg CO2 by car, or 89 kg CO2 by train.

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

Food Tracked # of checks
Sausages 4,379
Chocolate 2,696
Apple 2,488
Hamburger 2,428
Ham Stock 2,304
Cheese 2,227
Bread 1,257
Salami 1,256
Milk 1,249
Ham 1,243
Pizza 1,197
Tomatoes 1,131
Potatoes 864
Burger 832
Pepperoni 821
Flour 816
Chicken 715
50ml Ham Stock 698
Hot Dog 687
Yoghurt 618

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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