Food Packaging — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0311 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0311 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.0701 kt
in 2007
All-time low
0.0292 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

00.020.040.060.081990200620231990: 0.046 kt1991: 0.051 kt1992: 0.05 kt1993: 0.044 kt1994: 0.043 kt1995: 0.044 kt1996: 0.043 kt1997: 0.046 kt1998: 0.058 kt1999: 0.056 kt2000: 0.056 kt2001: 0.063 kt2002: 0.059 kt2003: 0.058 kt2004: 0.057 kt2005: 0.053 kt2006: 0.053 kt2007: 0.07 kt2008: 0.061 kt2009: 0.051 kt2010: 0.048 kt2011: 0.043 kt2012: 0.04 kt2013: 0.034 kt2014: 0.032 kt2015: 0.032 kt2016: 0.032 kt2017: 0.035 kt2018: 0.03 kt2019: 0.031 kt2020: 0.029 kt2021: 0.031 kt2022: 0.031 kt2023: 0.031 kt

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0311 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.0701 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0292 kt, in 2020.

That places Canada 15th out of 133 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0482 kt 0.0432 kt 0.0578 kt 10
2000s 0.0581 kt 0.0513 kt 0.0701 kt 10
2010s 0.0357 kt 0.0298 kt 0.048 kt 10
2020s 0.0306 kt 0.0292 kt 0.0311 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 12 Türkiye 0.0339 kt compare
  2. 13 Kazakhstan 0.0314 kt compare
  3. 14 Poland 0.0312 kt compare
  4. 16 Viet Nam 0.0272 kt compare
  5. 17 Thailand 0.0261 kt compare
  6. 18 India 0.0228 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in Canada?
Food packaging — emissions in Canada was 0.0311 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 0.0701 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0292 kt in 2020.
How does Canada rank for food packaging — emissions?
Canada ranks 15th 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 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.