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Japan Food Miles

Food Tracked From Japan

Food has been tracked from Japan 71,797 times, covering 342,334,952 miles in total.

That works out to an average of 4,768 miles per item - 17% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 1430 kg CO2 by plane, 1306 kg CO2 by car, or 267 kg CO2 by train.

According to our Food Miles tool the top 20 items tracked from Japan are listed below.

Food Tracked # of checks
Sushi 8,044
Rice 3,678
Apple 2,500
Hamburger 2,163
Soy Sauce 1,674
Noodles 1,673
Ramen 1,100
Tuna 1,098
Wasabi 939
Seaweed 884
Beef 778
Eggs 766
Nori 721
Strawberries 709
Fish 696
Banana 653
Salmon 547
Milk 494
Chocolate 488
Oranges 384

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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