Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Household Consumption — Emissions was 7,252 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7,252 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10,466 kt
in 2003
All-time low
7,072 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.7k kt1991: 8.5k kt1992: 9.0k kt1993: 8.6k kt1994: 8.7k kt1995: 8.8k kt1996: 9.1k kt1997: 9.4k kt1998: 9.5k kt1999: 9.6k kt2000: 10.3k kt2001: 10.4k kt2002: 10.0k kt2003: 10.5k kt2004: 9.9k kt2005: 9.3k kt2006: 9.1k kt2007: 9.7k kt2008: 9.2k kt2009: 8.7k kt2010: 8.5k kt2011: 8.4k kt2012: 7.9k kt2013: 8.0k kt2014: 8.1k kt2015: 7.8k kt2016: 7.4k kt2017: 7.6k kt2018: 7.6k kt2019: 7.3k kt2020: 7.2k kt2021: 7.1k kt2022: 7.3k kt2023: 7.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food household consumption — emissions in Canada is 7,252 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions in Canada peaked at 10,466 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,072 kt, in 2021.

That places Canada 27th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,735 kt —
1991 8,540 kt -2.2%
1992 8,994 kt +5.3%
1993 8,553 kt -4.9%
1994 8,666 kt +1.3%
1995 8,760 kt +1.1%
1996 9,085 kt +3.7%
1997 9,356 kt +3.0%
1998 9,491 kt +1.4%
1999 9,575 kt +0.9%
2000 10,303 kt +7.6%
2001 10,406 kt +1.0%
2002 9,984 kt -4.1%
2003 10,466 kt +4.8%
2004 9,943 kt -5.0%
2005 9,312 kt -6.3%
2006 9,145 kt -1.8%
2007 9,709 kt +6.2%
2008 9,225 kt -5.0%
2009 8,667 kt -6.1%
2010 8,460 kt -2.4%
2011 8,365 kt -1.1%
2012 7,895 kt -5.6%
2013 7,982 kt +1.1%
2014 8,141 kt +2.0%
2015 7,802 kt -4.2%
2016 7,389 kt -5.3%
2017 7,588 kt +2.7%
2018 7,644 kt +0.7%
2019 7,273 kt -4.8%
2020 7,161 kt -1.5%
2021 7,072 kt -1.2%
2022 7,289 kt +3.1%
2023 7,252 kt -0.5%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 7,252 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 223.63 kt, 32.4× the median. (69 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,975 kt 8,540 kt 9,575 kt 10
2000s 9,716 kt 8,667 kt 10,466 kt 10
2010s 7,854 kt 7,273 kt 8,460 kt 10
2020s 7,193 kt 7,072 kt 7,289 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 24 Italy 8,319 kt compare
  2. 25 Philippines 8,113 kt compare
  3. 26 Kazakhstan 7,921 kt compare
  4. 28 Poland 7,105 kt compare
  5. 29 Colombia 6,457 kt compare
  6. 30 Argentina 6,303 kt compare
  7. 30 Caribbean 4,634 kt compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions in Canada?
Food household consumption — emissions in Canada was 7,252 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 10,466 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 7,072 kt in 2021.
How does Canada rank for food household consumption — emissions?
Canada ranks 27th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
261 places, 8,371 data points, 1990–2023
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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.