Canada vs United States of America: Food Packaging — Emissions
Food Packaging — Emissions over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 21,385 kt against 3,664 kt in Canada, a difference of 17,721 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 5.8 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 9th of 120 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,018 kt | 41,568 kt | 37,550 kt | United States of America |
| 2000s | 4,720 kt | 32,299 kt | 27,580 kt | United States of America |
| 2010s | 3,584 kt | 23,265 kt | 19,681 kt | United States of America |
| 2020s | 3,553 kt | 20,531 kt | 16,978 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 21,385 kt against 3,664 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions between Canada and United States of America?
- 17,721 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for food packaging — emissions?
- Canada ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 9th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf