Canada vs Southern Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Canada
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Southern Europe currently reports 19,057 kt against 4,709 kt in Canada, a difference of 14,348 kt.
That makes Southern Europe's figure about 4.0 times Canada's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Europe has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 25th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Southern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,217 kt | 14,309 kt | 10,091 kt | Southern Europe |
| 2000s | 4,529 kt | 17,643 kt | 13,114 kt | Southern Europe |
| 2010s | 4,664 kt | 18,762 kt | 14,098 kt | Southern Europe |
| 2020s | 4,699 kt | 19,009 kt | 14,310 kt | Southern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Canada or Southern Europe?
- Southern Europe, at 19,057 kt against 4,709 kt in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and Southern Europe?
- 14,348 kt, with Southern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Southern Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Southern Europe rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Canada ranks 25th and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Solid Food Waste — 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.