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
In 2023, food processing — emissions in Canada stood at 6,498 kt. 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.
That places Canada 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
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
- 16 Italy 8,230 kt compare
- 17 Colombia 8,099 kt compare
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,845 kt compare
- 20 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 5,973 kt compare
- 21 Spain 5,542 kt compare
- 22 China, Taiwan Province of 3,824 kt compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 63.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14.51 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 19th out of 103 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 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.