Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Canada
Canada: Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) was 0.1847 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions in Canada, 2000–2023
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.
That represents a change of 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.
That places Canada 30th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0454 kt | — |
| 2001 | 0.042 kt | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0446 kt | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0473 kt | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0473 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0983 kt | +107.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0982 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1052 kt | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0741 kt | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0813 kt | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1116 kt | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 0.112 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1182 kt | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1176 kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0775 kt | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0758 kt | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.123 kt | +62.2% |
| 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 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1847 kt | +4.7% |
| 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 0.0419 kt, 4.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CH4) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +107.6% | 0.0473 kt | 0.0983 kt |
| 2016 | +62.2% | 0.0758 kt | 0.123 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0684 kt | 0.042 kt | 0.1052 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1222 kt | 0.0758 kt | 0.1678 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1788 kt | 0.1691 kt | 0.1847 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 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 30th out of 105 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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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.