Canada vs Western Europe: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Canada
- Western Europe
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,709 kt against 4,194 kt in Western Europe, a difference of 515 kt.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Western Europe's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 30th and Western Europe ranks 31st of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,217 kt | 3,795 kt | 421.79 kt | Canada |
| 2000s | 4,529 kt | 4,069 kt | 460.1 kt | Canada |
| 2010s | 4,664 kt | 4,165 kt | 498.6 kt | Canada |
| 2020s | 4,699 kt | 4,188 kt | 510.94 kt | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher solid food waste — emissions (co2eq), Canada or Western Europe?
- Canada, at 4,709 kt against 4,194 kt in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and Western Europe?
- 515 kt, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Western Europe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Western Europe rank globally for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- Canada ranks 30th and Western Europe ranks 31st of 192 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.