Canada vs European Union (27): Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq)
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Canada
- European Union (27)
How they compare
European Union (27) currently reports 21,651 kt against 3,682 kt in Canada, a difference of 17,969 kt.
That makes European Union (27)'s figure about 5.9 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, European Union (27) has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 12th and European Union (27) ranks 8th of 120 countries.
European Union (27) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | European Union (27) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,045 kt | 30,290 kt | 26,245 kt | European Union (27) |
| 2000s | 4,747 kt | 32,642 kt | 27,895 kt | European Union (27) |
| 2010s | 3,604 kt | 24,846 kt | 21,242 kt | European Union (27) |
| 2020s | 3,570 kt | 22,076 kt | 18,506 kt | European Union (27) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food packaging — emissions (co2eq), Canada or European Union (27)?
- European Union (27), at 21,651 kt against 3,682 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food packaging — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and European Union (27)?
- 17,969 kt, with European Union (27) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and European Union (27)?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and European Union (27) rank globally for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Canada ranks 12th and European Union (27) ranks 8th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.