Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada

Canada: Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,319 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7,319 kt
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
27th
of 207 countries
All-time high
10,521 kt
in 2003
All-time low
7,139 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200620231990: 8.8k kt1991: 8.6k kt1992: 9.1k kt1993: 8.6k kt1994: 8.7k kt1995: 8.8k kt1996: 9.1k kt1997: 9.4k kt1998: 9.5k kt1999: 9.6k kt2000: 10.4k kt2001: 10.5k kt2002: 10.0k kt2003: 10.5k kt2004: 10.0k kt2005: 9.4k kt2006: 9.2k kt2007: 9.8k kt2008: 9.3k kt2009: 8.8k kt2010: 8.6k kt2011: 8.5k kt2012: 8.0k kt2013: 8.1k kt2014: 8.3k kt2015: 7.9k kt2016: 7.5k kt2017: 7.7k kt2018: 7.8k kt2019: 7.3k kt2020: 7.2k kt2021: 7.1k kt2022: 7.4k kt2023: 7.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Canada stood at 7,319 kt.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Canada peaked at 10,521 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7,139 kt, in 2021.

Canada ranks 27th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 8,812 kt
1991 8,617 kt -2.2%
1992 9,073 kt +5.3%
1993 8,630 kt -4.9%
1994 8,704 kt +0.9%
1995 8,799 kt +1.1%
1996 9,127 kt +3.7%
1997 9,400 kt +3.0%
1998 9,539 kt +1.5%
1999 9,626 kt +0.9%
2000 10,358 kt +7.6%
2001 10,463 kt +1.0%
2002 10,038 kt -4.1%
2003 10,521 kt +4.8%
2004 10,000 kt -5.0%
2005 9,365 kt -6.3%
2006 9,199 kt -1.8%
2007 9,762 kt +6.1%
2008 9,274 kt -5.0%
2009 8,773 kt -5.4%
2010 8,552 kt -2.5%
2011 8,457 kt -1.1%
2012 7,983 kt -5.6%
2013 8,099 kt +1.4%
2014 8,256 kt +1.9%
2015 7,881 kt -4.6%
2016 7,466 kt -5.3%
2017 7,669 kt +2.7%
2018 7,752 kt +1.1%
2019 7,345 kt -5.3%
2020 7,230 kt -1.6%
2021 7,139 kt -1.3%
2022 7,357 kt +3.1%
2023 7,319 kt -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,033 kt 8,617 kt 9,626 kt 10
2000s 9,775 kt 8,773 kt 10,521 kt 10
2010s 7,946 kt 7,345 kt 8,552 kt 10
2020s 7,261 kt 7,139 kt 7,357 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,634 kt compare
  2. 25 Philippines 8,412 kt compare
  3. 26 Kazakhstan 8,221 kt compare
  4. 28 Poland 7,260 kt compare
  5. 29 Colombia 6,600 kt compare
  6. 30 Argentina 6,515 kt compare

See the full ranking of 259 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Canada?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) in Canada was 7,319 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 10,521 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 7,139 kt in 2021.
How does Canada rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq)?
Canada ranks 27th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
259 places, 8,609 data points, 1990–2023
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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