Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada

Canada: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,575 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,575 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
32nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
7,575 kt
in 2023
All-time low
6,065 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 6.1k kt1991: 6.2k kt1992: 6.3k kt1993: 6.4k kt1994: 6.5k kt1995: 6.6k kt1996: 6.7k kt1997: 6.8k kt1998: 6.8k kt1999: 6.9k kt2000: 7.0k kt2001: 7.1k kt2002: 7.1k kt2003: 7.1k kt2004: 7.2k kt2005: 7.3k kt2006: 7.3k kt2007: 7.3k kt2008: 7.4k kt2009: 7.4k kt2010: 7.4k kt2011: 7.4k kt2012: 7.5k kt2013: 7.5k kt2014: 7.3k kt2015: 7.3k kt2016: 7.4k kt2017: 7.4k kt2018: 7.5k kt2019: 7.5k kt2020: 7.5k kt2021: 7.5k kt2022: 7.5k kt2023: 7.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Canada recorded 7,575 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Canada peaked at 7,575 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,065 kt, in 1990.

Canada ranks 32nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6,065 kt
1991 6,200 kt +2.2%
1992 6,323 kt +2.0%
1993 6,414 kt +1.4%
1994 6,520 kt +1.7%
1995 6,607 kt +1.3%
1996 6,707 kt +1.5%
1997 6,770 kt +0.9%
1998 6,845 kt +1.1%
1999 6,933 kt +1.3%
2000 6,995 kt +0.9%
2001 7,057 kt +0.9%
2002 7,118 kt +0.9%
2003 7,106 kt -0.2%
2004 7,217 kt +1.6%
2005 7,255 kt +0.5%
2006 7,287 kt +0.4%
2007 7,334 kt +0.6%
2008 7,359 kt +0.3%
2009 7,369 kt +0.1%
2010 7,409 kt +0.5%
2011 7,433 kt +0.3%
2012 7,455 kt +0.3%
2013 7,493 kt +0.5%
2014 7,330 kt -2.2%
2015 7,338 kt +0.1%
2016 7,391 kt +0.7%
2017 7,437 kt +0.6%
2018 7,491 kt +0.7%
2019 7,519 kt +0.4%
2020 7,542 kt +0.3%
2021 7,498 kt -0.6%
2022 7,539 kt +0.6%
2023 7,575 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,538 kt 6,065 kt 6,933 kt 10
2000s 7,210 kt 6,995 kt 7,369 kt 10
2010s 7,430 kt 7,330 kt 7,519 kt 10
2020s 7,538 kt 7,498 kt 7,575 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 29 France 8,437 kt compare
  2. 30 Myanmar 7,783 kt compare
  3. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7,737 kt compare
  4. 33 Italy 7,233 kt compare
  5. 34 Malaysia 7,033 kt compare
  6. 35 Kenya 6,873 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Canada?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Canada was 7,575 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 7,575 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 6,065 kt in 1990.
How does Canada rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Canada ranks 32nd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,027 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