Canada vs Northern America: Food Transport — Emissions

Canada
17,411 kt
in 2023
Northern America
73,849 kt
in 2023
Canada rank
7th
Northern America rank
6th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • Canada
  • Northern America
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k199020062023

How they compare

Northern America currently reports 73,849 kt against 17,411 kt in Canada, a difference of 56,438 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 4.2 times Canada's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 6th of 207 countries.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 12,605 kt 57,969 kt 45,365 kt Northern America
2000s 15,759 kt 69,920 kt 54,161 kt Northern America
2010s 18,329 kt 74,402 kt 56,073 kt Northern America
2020s 16,918 kt 71,783 kt 54,865 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, Canada or Northern America?
Northern America, at 73,849 kt against 17,411 kt in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between Canada and Northern America?
56,438 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern America?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Northern America rank globally for food transport — emissions?
Canada ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 6th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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