How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Chow Mein" has been searched for 221 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 1,138,569 miles!
This means that the average distance is 5,152 miles - that's 26% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 1546 kg CO2 by plane, 1412 kg CO2 by car, or 289 kg CO2 by train.
The Top 20 sources are shown below:
| Country From | # of checks |
|---|---|
| China | 194 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Malaysia | 4 |
| United States | 4 |
| India | 2 |
| Thailand | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Australia | 2 |
| Cambodia | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Afghanistan | 1 |
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