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Global food miles by transport method

Food miles are measured in tonne-kilometers per year. A tonne-kilometer is a unit of measure of freight transport which represents the transport of one tonne of goods
over a distance of one kilometre.

0 tkm1 billion tkm2 billion tkm3 billion tkm4 billion tkm5 billion tkmWater5.54 billion tkmRoad2.91 billion tkmRail930 million tkmAir15 million tkm

Source: Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers. Science.