Food Processing — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Food Processing — Emissions was 6,498 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 6,498 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Canada peaked at 6,498 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,345 kt, in 2002.
Canada ranks 23rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food Processing — Emissions in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,399 kt | — |
| 2001 | 1,350 kt | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1,345 kt | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1,516 kt | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 1,406 kt | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 3,946 kt | +180.7% |
| 2006 | 3,891 kt | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 4,176 kt | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 4,067 kt | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 4,313 kt | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 4,175 kt | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 4,022 kt | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 4,184 kt | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 4,054 kt | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 3,840 kt | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 3,708 kt | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 5,754 kt | +55.2% |
| 2017 | 5,765 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 5,741 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,830 kt | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 5,833 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,126 kt | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 6,498 kt | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 6,498 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 6,498 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 741.83 kt, 8.8× 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +180.7% | 1,406 kt | 3,946 kt |
| 2016 | +55.2% | 3,708 kt | 5,754 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,741 kt | 1,345 kt | 4,313 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,707 kt | 3,708 kt | 5,830 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,239 kt | 5,833 kt | 6,498 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 20 Colombia 8,099 kt compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,845 kt compare
- 21 United Kingdom 6,845 kt compare
- 24 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,973 kt compare
- 25 Spain 5,542 kt compare
- 26 China, Taiwan Province of 3,824 kt compare
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 6,498 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 6,498 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,345 kt in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for food processing — emissions?
- Canada ranks 23rd 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 60.3%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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