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United States Food Miles

Food Tracked From United States

Food has been tracked from United States 356,795 times, covering 1,418,007,690 miles in total.

That works out to an average of 3,974 miles per item - 3% closer than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.

Based on average UK government emissions figures, that produces roughly 1192 kg CO2 by plane, 1089 kg CO2 by car, or 223 kg CO2 by train.

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

Food Tracked # of checks
Apple 17,950
Sweet Potatoes 16,979
Oranges 15,223
Strawberries 11,349
Blueberries 6,988
Beef 6,371
Grapes 5,966
Sweetcorn 5,331
Banana 5,124
Tomatoes 4,875
Flour 4,770
Chicken 4,436
Potatoes 4,324
Eggs 3,465
Pineapple 3,299
Corn 3,057
Milk 2,891
Carrots 2,815
Cheese 2,795
Almonds 2,685

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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