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Share of global food miles by transport method

Food miles are measured in tonne-kilometers, which is a unit of measure of freight transport which represents the transport of one tonne of goods over a distance of
one kilometre. Shown is each transport method's share of global food miles.

0%10%20%30%40%50%Water58.97%Road30.97%Rail9.9%Air0.16%

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