How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Dark Chocolate" has been searched for 1,784 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 6,643,275 miles!
This means that the average distance is 3,724 miles - that's 9% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 1117 kg CO2 by plane, 1020 kg CO2 by car, or 209 kg CO2 by train.
For context: growing/producing 1kg of dark chocolate is estimated to generate roughly 46.65 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, Dark chocolate, 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 |
|---|---|
| Germany | 197 |
| Dominican Republic | 128 |
| France | 124 |
| Belgium | 111 |
| Saint Lucia | 110 |
| Peru | 103 |
| Ghana | 98 |
| Switzerland | 97 |
| Ecuador | 77 |
| United States | 68 |
| Italy | 65 |
| Nigeria | 52 |
| Mexico | 46 |
| Brazil | 38 |
| United Kingdom | 38 |
| Madagascar | 35 |
| Australia | 33 |
| Spain | 24 |
| Colombia | 22 |
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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