Food Packaging — Energy Use in Canada
Canada: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 2,125 TJ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in Canada stood at 2,125 TJ.
That represents a change of down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in Canada peaked at 5,280 TJ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,730 TJ, in 2003.
Canada ranks 18th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in Canada, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,280 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 4,232 TJ | -19.8% |
| 1992 | 4,429 TJ | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 3,400 TJ | -23.2% |
| 1994 | 3,472 TJ | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3,646 TJ | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 3,834 TJ | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 3,368 TJ | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 3,611 TJ | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 3,258 TJ | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 3,315 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 2,974 TJ | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 2,483 TJ | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 1,730 TJ | -30.3% |
| 2004 | 2,133 TJ | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 2,606 TJ | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 3,028 TJ | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 4,423 TJ | +46.1% |
| 2008 | 3,934 TJ | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 3,408 TJ | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 2,914 TJ | -14.5% |
| 2011 | 3,658 TJ | +25.6% |
| 2012 | 3,869 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2,694 TJ | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 2,427 TJ | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 2,125 TJ | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 1,896 TJ | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 2,453 TJ | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 2,174 TJ | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 2,483 TJ | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 2,221 TJ | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 2,498 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 2,125 TJ | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 2,125 TJ | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2,125 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 118.18 TJ, 18.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,853 TJ | 3,258 TJ | 5,280 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,003 TJ | 1,730 TJ | 4,423 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,669 TJ | 1,896 TJ | 3,869 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,242 TJ | 2,125 TJ | 2,498 TJ | 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 — energy use in Canada?
- Food packaging — energy use in Canada was 2,125 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,280 TJ in 1990.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,730 TJ in 2003.
- How does Canada rank for food packaging — energy use?
- Canada ranks 18th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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 — Energy Use (Coal). 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.