Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada
Canada: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,682 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Canada is 3,682 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Canada peaked at 6,070 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,332 kt, in 2015.
That places Canada 11th out of 133 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,045 kt | 3,711 kt | 4,816 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,747 kt | 4,213 kt | 6,070 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,604 kt | 3,332 kt | 4,086 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,570 kt | 3,371 kt | 3,682 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 4,304 kt compare
- 9 Australia 4,180 kt compare
- 10 India 3,760 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 3,643 kt compare
- 13 China, Taiwan Province of 3,519 kt compare
- 14 Türkiye 3,222 kt 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 food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Canada?
- Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) in Canada was 3,682 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6,070 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,332 kt in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq)?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.