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Turkey Food Miles

How Far Has It Travelled?

In total "Turkey" has been searched for 5,610 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 16,364,162 miles!

This means that the average distance is 2,917 miles - that's 28% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 875 kg CO2 by plane, 799 kg CO2 by car, or 163 kg CO2 by train.

For context: growing/producing 1kg of chicken is estimated to generate roughly 9.87 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, Chicken, 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
Türkiye 1,354
United States 918
United Kingdom 754
Brazil 294
Mexico 267
Ireland 211
American Samoa 150
Australia 109
Canada 82
Thailand 82
Hungary 81
Spain 64
France 53
Poland 48
Argentina 44
Germany 43
China 41
Afghanistan 40
Austria 28

Related Items

Due to the food types being user entered, these might also be of use:

Ground Turkey, Roast Turkey, Turkey Bacon, Turkey Breast, Turkey Ham, Turkey Mince, Turkey Slices

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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