Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Canada
Canada: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 20.87 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions from livestock — emissions share in Canada is 20.87 %, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Canada peaked at 27.03 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.87 %, in 2023.
Canada ranks 142nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.46 % | 23.9 % | 27.03 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.99 % | 24.28 % | 26.15 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.24 % | 21.06 % | 23.88 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.08 % | 20.87 % | 24.7 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 139 Côte d'Ivoire 23.15 % compare
- 140 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22.68 % compare
- 141 Sierra Leone 21.92 % compare
- 143 Nigeria 20.85 % compare
- 144 Bulgaria 20.28 % compare
- 145 Cambodia 20.17 % compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 63.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions share in Canada?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Canada was 20.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 27.03 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.87 % in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Canada ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.