Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada

Canada: Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 8.25 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8.25 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 120 countries
All-time high
18.58 kt
in 2007
All-time low
7.74 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 12.2 kt1991: 13.4 kt1992: 13.4 kt1993: 11.6 kt1994: 11.4 kt1995: 11.7 kt1996: 11.5 kt1997: 12.1 kt1998: 15.3 kt1999: 15 kt2000: 14.9 kt2001: 16.7 kt2002: 15.5 kt2003: 15.4 kt2004: 15 kt2005: 14.1 kt2006: 14 kt2007: 18.6 kt2008: 16.2 kt2009: 13.6 kt2010: 12.7 kt2011: 11.3 kt2012: 10.6 kt2013: 8.9 kt2014: 8.6 kt2015: 8.5 kt2016: 8.4 kt2017: 9.3 kt2018: 7.9 kt2019: 8.2 kt2020: 7.7 kt2021: 8.1 kt2022: 8.3 kt2023: 8.3 kt

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 8.25 kt for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada peaked at 18.58 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.74 kt, in 2020.

That places Canada 15th out of 120 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 (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 12.23 kt
1991 13.39 kt +9.5%
1992 13.36 kt -0.2%
1993 11.64 kt -12.8%
1994 11.44 kt -1.7%
1995 11.68 kt +2.1%
1996 11.52 kt -1.4%
1997 12.14 kt +5.4%
1998 15.31 kt +26.1%
1999 14.97 kt -2.2%
2000 14.91 kt -0.4%
2001 16.67 kt +11.8%
2002 15.52 kt -6.9%
2003 15.4 kt -0.8%
2004 15 kt -2.6%
2005 14.14 kt -5.8%
2006 14.02 kt -0.8%
2007 18.58 kt +32.5%
2008 16.24 kt -12.6%
2009 13.6 kt -16.3%
2010 12.72 kt -6.5%
2011 11.34 kt -10.9%
2012 10.62 kt -6.3%
2013 8.91 kt -16.2%
2014 8.61 kt -3.3%
2015 8.52 kt -1.1%
2016 8.44 kt -0.9%
2017 9.27 kt +9.8%
2018 7.91 kt -14.7%
2019 8.24 kt +4.3%
2020 7.74 kt -6.1%
2021 8.14 kt +5.2%
2022 8.25 kt +1.4%
2023 8.25 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.77 kt 11.44 kt 15.31 kt 10
2000s 15.41 kt 13.6 kt 18.58 kt 10
2010s 9.46 kt 7.91 kt 12.72 kt 10
2020s 8.1 kt 7.74 kt 8.25 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 12 Brazil 9.58 kt compare
  2. 13 Kazakhstan 8.33 kt compare
  3. 14 Poland 8.28 kt compare
  4. 16 Thailand 6.93 kt compare
  5. 17 India 6.05 kt compare
  6. 18 Indonesia 5.46 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada?
Food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada was 8.25 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 18.58 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 7.74 kt in 2020.
How does Canada rank for food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Canada ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
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