How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Sugar" has been searched for 37,693 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 178,543,675 miles!
This means that the average distance is 4,737 miles - that's 16% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 1421 kg CO2 by plane, 1298 kg CO2 by car, or 265 kg CO2 by train.
For context: growing/producing 1kg of sugar is estimated to generate roughly 2.51 kg CO2e in total (land use, farming, processing and packaging combined) - for most foods, that's far more than the transport emissions above. See what the research says about why what you eat usually matters more than how far it travelled. (Estimate for the closest matching category, Sugar, not this exact product - source: Our World in Data, based on Poore & Nemecek 2018.)
The Top 20 sources are shown below:
| Country From | # of checks |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 10,645 |
| India | 3,817 |
| Jamaica | 2,172 |
| Mauritius | 1,424 |
| United Kingdom | 1,399 |
| Australia | 1,223 |
| Belize | 1,151 |
| United States | 1,106 |
| China | 964 |
| France | 874 |
| Thailand | 804 |
| Cuba | 621 |
| Malawi | 580 |
| Barbados | 576 |
| South Africa | 562 |
| Mexico | 487 |
| Canada | 281 |
| Papua New Guinea | 277 |
| Indonesia | 245 |
Related Items
Due to the food types being user entered, these might also be of use:
Brown Sugar, Cane Sugar, Caster Sugar, Castor Sugar, Coconut Sugar, Dark Brown Sugar, Dark Muscovado Sugar, Dark Sugar, Demerara Sugar, Golden Caster Sugar
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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