Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Canada
Canada: Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4) was 0.3463 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.3463 kt for food packaging — emissions 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.
That places Canada 19th out of 134 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 Packaging — Emissions (CH4) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6401 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.5359 kt | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5552 kt | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4423 kt | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4483 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4683 kt | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.486 kt | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4315 kt | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4985 kt | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4603 kt | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4654 kt | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4344 kt | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3839 kt | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3057 kt | -20.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3431 kt | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 0.396 kt | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4321 kt | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6234 kt | +44.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5047 kt | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.432 kt | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4209 kt | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4973 kt | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5099 kt | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.39 kt | -23.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3181 kt | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2874 kt | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2656 kt | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3727 kt | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3443 kt | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3798 kt | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3455 kt | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3684 kt | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3463 kt | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3463 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3463 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.006 kt, 58.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4967 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
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
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 19th out of 134 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.