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United Kingdom Food Miles

Food Tracked From United Kingdom

Food has been tracked from United Kingdom 372,237 times, covering 297,242,183 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 14,149
Potatoes 12,371
Carrots 10,121
Strawberries 9,986
Eggs 9,678
Chicken 9,520
Milk 8,787
Cheese 5,972
Banana 5,673
Bread 5,231
Tomatoes 4,403
Onions 4,256
Long Grain Rice 4,189
Flour 3,975
Beef 3,891
Mayonnaise 3,577
Rice 3,361
Mushrooms 2,897
Chocolate 2,891
Butter 2,881

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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