Canada vs Northern Africa: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq)

Canada
7,881 kt
in 2023
Northern Africa
14,127 kt
in 2023
Canada rank
20th
Northern Africa rank
23rd

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Canada
  • Northern Africa
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 14,127 kt against 7,881 kt in Canada, a difference of 6,246 kt.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.8 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern Africa ahead.

Canada ranks 20th and Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Northern Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 3,067 kt 2,877 kt 189.98 kt Canada
2000s 4,864 kt 5,816 kt 951.66 kt Northern Africa
2010s 6,141 kt 9,981 kt 3,840 kt Northern Africa
2020s 7,755 kt 13,494 kt 5,740 kt Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq), Canada or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 14,127 kt against 7,881 kt in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and Northern Africa?
6,246 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Northern Africa rank globally for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
Canada ranks 20th and Northern Africa ranks 23rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — 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

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,407 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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