How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Fish" has been searched for 15,161 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 55,709,829 miles!
This means that the average distance is 3,675 miles - that's 10% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 1103 kg CO2 by plane, 1007 kg CO2 by car, or 206 kg CO2 by train.
For context: growing/producing 1kg of farmed fish is estimated to generate roughly 13.63 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, Farmed fish, 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 |
|---|---|
| China | 1,316 |
| United Kingdom | 1,068 |
| Norway | 892 |
| Japan | 691 |
| Iceland | 645 |
| Australia | 641 |
| United States | 529 |
| Canada | 426 |
| Vietnam | 378 |
| Bangladesh | 344 |
| Indonesia | 320 |
| Sweden | 308 |
| New Zealand | 308 |
| Thailand | 276 |
| Russia | 263 |
| Türkiye | 236 |
| Spain | 227 |
| Ireland | 226 |
| India | 187 |
Related Items
Due to the food types being user entered, these might also be of use:
Basa Fish, Butter Fish Fillets, Canned Fish, Catfish, Cod Fish, Codfish, Crayfish, Crumbed Fish Fillets, Dried Fish, Farmed Fish
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.
Browse every food we've tracked, see the most well-travelled items overall, or head back to the food miles cloud.