Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Canada

Canada: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity was 0.2538 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2538 kg CO2eq/kg
Change on year
up 17.8%
World rank
60th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.2798 kg CO2eq/kg
in 2021
All-time low
0.0979 kg CO2eq/kg
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity in Canada, 1961–2023

0.10.150.20.250.3196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Canada is 0.2538 kg CO2eq/kg, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Canada peaked at 0.2798 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0979 kg CO2eq/kg, in 1963.

Canada ranks 60th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1106 kg CO2eq/kg 0.0979 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1274 kg CO2eq/kg 9
1970s 0.1332 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1084 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1642 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1980s 0.1661 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1445 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2003 kg CO2eq/kg 10
1990s 0.1755 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1474 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1926 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2000s 0.1971 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1708 kg CO2eq/kg 0.237 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2010s 0.2297 kg CO2eq/kg 0.1974 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2589 kg CO2eq/kg 10
2020s 0.2452 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2155 kg CO2eq/kg 0.2798 kg CO2eq/kg 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 57 Mozambique 0.2714 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  2. 58 Jordan 0.2623 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  3. 59 Thailand 0.2584 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  4. 61 Armenia 0.2526 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  5. 62 USSR 0.2494 kg CO2eq/kg compare
  6. 63 Colombia 0.2486 kg CO2eq/kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Canada?
Cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity in Canada was 0.2538 kg CO2eq/kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.2798 kg CO2eq/kg in 2021.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0979 kg CO2eq/kg in 1963.
How does Canada rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity?
Canada ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions intensity rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Emissions intensity
Unit
kg CO2eq/kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,381 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.