How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Yam" has been searched for 1,901 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 7,666,993 miles!
This means that the average distance is 4,033 miles - that's 1% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 1210 kg CO2 by plane, 1105 kg CO2 by car, or 226 kg CO2 by train.
The Top 20 sources are shown below:
| Country From | # of checks |
|---|---|
| Nigeria | 555 |
| Ghana | 186 |
| South Africa | 110 |
| Jamaica | 100 |
| Australia | 51 |
| United States | 38 |
| China | 36 |
| Zimbabwe | 33 |
| Algeria | 32 |
| United Kingdom | 30 |
| Benin | 29 |
| Afghanistan | 27 |
| Barbados | 26 |
| India | 26 |
| Belgium | 24 |
| Japan | 24 |
| New Zealand | 22 |
| American Samoa | 20 |
| Kenya | 19 |
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