Food Packaging — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.3463 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3463 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.6401 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.2656 kt
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

00.20.40.61990200620231990: 0.64 kt1991: 0.536 kt1992: 0.555 kt1993: 0.442 kt1994: 0.448 kt1995: 0.468 kt1996: 0.486 kt1997: 0.431 kt1998: 0.498 kt1999: 0.46 kt2000: 0.465 kt2001: 0.434 kt2002: 0.384 kt2003: 0.306 kt2004: 0.343 kt2005: 0.396 kt2006: 0.432 kt2007: 0.623 kt2008: 0.505 kt2009: 0.432 kt2010: 0.421 kt2011: 0.497 kt2012: 0.51 kt2013: 0.39 kt2014: 0.318 kt2015: 0.287 kt2016: 0.266 kt2017: 0.373 kt2018: 0.344 kt2019: 0.38 kt2020: 0.345 kt2021: 0.368 kt2022: 0.346 kt2023: 0.346 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Canada is 0.3463 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.6401 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2656 kt, in 2016.

Canada ranks 18th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4966 kt 0.4315 kt 0.6401 kt 10
2000s 0.4321 kt 0.3057 kt 0.6234 kt 10
2010s 0.3786 kt 0.2656 kt 0.5099 kt 10
2020s 0.3516 kt 0.3455 kt 0.3684 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 15 France 0.4089 kt compare
  2. 16 Australia and New Zealand 0.379 kt compare
  3. 17 Australia 0.376 kt compare
  4. 19 Germany 0.3408 kt compare
  5. 20 Thailand 0.3328 kt compare
  6. 21 Poland 0.3121 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Canada?
Food packaging — emissions in Canada was 0.3463 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.6401 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2656 kt in 2016.
How does Canada rank for food packaging — emissions?
Canada ranks 18th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. 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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 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