Food Tracked From South Africa
Food has been tracked from South Africa 179,769 times, covering 1,005,131,318 miles in total.
That works out to an average of 5,591 miles per item - 37% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 1677 kg CO2 by plane, 1532 kg CO2 by car, or 313 kg CO2 by train.
According to our Food Miles tool the top 20 items tracked from South Africa are listed below.
| Food Tracked | # of checks |
|---|---|
| Apple | 28,659 |
| Grapes | 16,922 |
| Oranges | 12,668 |
| Pears | 12,381 |
| Easy Peeler Oranges | 6,744 |
| Banana | 5,518 |
| Lemons | 3,880 |
| Watermelon | 2,994 |
| Carrots | 2,773 |
| Nescafe Gold Blend Coffee | 2,383 |
| Hamburger | 2,226 |
| Butternut Squash | 2,061 |
| Blueberries | 1,938 |
| Plums | 1,920 |
| Pineapple | 1,895 |
| Wine | 1,866 |
| Avocado | 1,794 |
| Coffee | 1,730 |
| Pears (Bartlett) | 1,448 |
| Mango | 1,265 |
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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