Food Processing — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.1847 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1847 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
34th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.1847 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.042 kt
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Food Processing — Emissions in Canada, 2000–2023

0.050.10.150.22000201120232000: 0.045 kt2001: 0.042 kt2002: 0.045 kt2003: 0.047 kt2004: 0.047 kt2005: 0.098 kt2006: 0.098 kt2007: 0.105 kt2008: 0.074 kt2009: 0.081 kt2010: 0.112 kt2011: 0.112 kt2012: 0.118 kt2013: 0.118 kt2014: 0.077 kt2015: 0.076 kt2016: 0.123 kt2017: 0.159 kt2018: 0.16 kt2019: 0.168 kt2020: 0.169 kt2021: 0.176 kt2022: 0.185 kt2023: 0.185 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food processing — emissions in Canada is 0.1847 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.1847 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.042 kt, in 2001.

Canada ranks 34th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Food Processing — Emissions in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Canada, 2000 to 2023.
Year kt Change
2000 0.0454 kt —
2001 0.042 kt -7.5%
2002 0.0446 kt +6.2%
2003 0.0473 kt +6.1%
2004 0.0473 kt +0.0%
2005 0.0983 kt +107.8%
2006 0.0982 kt -0.1%
2007 0.1052 kt +7.1%
2008 0.0741 kt -29.6%
2009 0.0813 kt +9.7%
2010 0.1116 kt +37.3%
2011 0.112 kt +0.4%
2012 0.1182 kt +5.5%
2013 0.1176 kt -0.5%
2014 0.0775 kt -34.1%
2015 0.0758 kt -2.2%
2016 0.123 kt +62.3%
2017 0.1586 kt +28.9%
2018 0.1596 kt +0.6%
2019 0.1678 kt +5.1%
2020 0.1691 kt +0.8%
2021 0.1765 kt +4.4%
2022 0.1847 kt +4.6%
2023 0.1847 kt +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.1847 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0442 kt, 4.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Processing — Emissions in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +107.8% 0.0473 kt 0.0983 kt
2016 +62.3% 0.0758 kt 0.123 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0684 kt 0.042 kt 0.1052 kt 10
2010s 0.1222 kt 0.0758 kt 0.1678 kt 10
2020s 0.1787 kt 0.1691 kt 0.1847 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 31 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.2148 kt compare
  2. 32 Caribbean 0.1947 kt compare
  3. 33 Dominican Republic 0.1864 kt compare
  4. 35 Ukraine 0.1666 kt compare
  5. 36 Hungary 0.1587 kt compare
  6. 37 Morocco 0.1584 kt compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food processing — emissions in Canada?
Food processing — emissions in Canada was 0.1847 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food processing — emissions recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.1847 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.042 kt in 2001.
How does Canada rank for food processing — emissions?
Canada ranks 34th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Processing — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
145 places, 3,850 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