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Germany Food Miles

Food Tracked From Germany

Food has been tracked from Germany 91,942 times, covering 146,612,258 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 4,386
Chocolate 2,703
Apple 2,497
Hamburger 2,431
Ham Stock 2,309
Cheese 2,233
Salami 1,267
Bread 1,261
Milk 1,252
Ham 1,244
Pizza 1,201
Tomatoes 1,181
Potatoes 868
Burger 836
Pepperoni 830
Flour 816
Chicken 717
50ml Ham Stock 701
Hot Dog 688
Yoghurt 621

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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