Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Canada
Canada: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0311 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 0.0311 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 16th 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 (N2O) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0462 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0505 kt | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0504 kt | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0439 kt | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 kt | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0441 kt | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0435 kt | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0458 kt | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0578 kt | +26.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0565 kt | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0563 kt | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0629 kt | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0586 kt | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0581 kt | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0566 kt | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0534 kt | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0529 kt | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0701 kt | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0613 kt | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0513 kt | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.048 kt | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0428 kt | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0401 kt | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0336 kt | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0325 kt | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0321 kt | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0319 kt | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.035 kt | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0298 kt | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0311 kt | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0292 kt | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 kt | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0311 kt | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0311 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0311 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0015 kt, 21.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 0.0311 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 16th 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 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
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.