How Far Has It Travelled?
In total "Cocoa" has been searched for 18,781 times. The total mileage contribution of this is 83,352,403 miles!
This means that the average distance is 4,438 miles - that's 9% further than the average distance across everything tracked by the calculator.
Based on average UK government emissions figures, travelling that distance produces roughly 1331 kg CO2 by plane, 1216 kg CO2 by car, or 249 kg CO2 by train.
For context: growing/producing 1kg of dark chocolate is estimated to generate roughly 46.65 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, Dark chocolate, 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 |
|---|---|
| Ghana | 5,831 |
| Brazil | 2,015 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 1,424 |
| Nigeria | 1,088 |
| Mexico | 613 |
| Indonesia | 575 |
| Cameroon | 432 |
| Ecuador | 422 |
| South Africa | 387 |
| Peru | 318 |
| United Kingdom | 269 |
| United States | 254 |
| Australia | 239 |
| Dominican Republic | 199 |
| Argentina | 178 |
| Colombia | 176 |
| Germany | 165 |
| Kenya | 143 |
| Malaysia | 141 |
Related Items
Due to the food types being user entered, these might also be of use:
Cocoa Beans, Cocoa Beans, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Nibs, Cocoa Pods, Cocoa Pops, Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Power, Cocoa Products , Cocoa Puffs
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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