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United Kingdom Food Miles

Food Tracked From United Kingdom

Food has been tracked from United Kingdom 370,901 times, covering 296,217,211 miles in total.

That works out to an average of 799 miles per item - 80% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 240 kg CO2 by plane, 219 kg CO2 by car, or 45 kg CO2 by train.

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

Food Tracked # of checks
Apple 14,121
Potatoes 12,323
Carrots 10,087
Strawberries 9,962
Eggs 9,661
Chicken 9,495
Milk 8,768
Cheese 5,964
Banana 5,666
Bread 5,226
Tomatoes 4,382
Onions 4,243
Long Grain Rice 4,148
Flour 3,961
Beef 3,879
Mayonnaise 3,555
Rice 3,353
Chocolate 2,885
Mushrooms 2,878
Butter 2,876

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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