Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Canada
Canada: Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) was 5.17 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 5.17 kt for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Canada peaked at 5.17 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.18 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.27 kt | — |
| 2001 | 1.18 kt | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.25 kt | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 1.32 kt | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 1.33 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.75 kt | +107.6% |
| 2006 | 2.75 kt | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 2.95 kt | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.08 kt | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 2.28 kt | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3.13 kt | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 3.14 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.31 kt | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 3.29 kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.17 kt | -34.1% |
| 2015 | 2.12 kt | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 3.44 kt | +62.2% |
| 2017 | 4.44 kt | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 4.47 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 4.7 kt | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 4.74 kt | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.94 kt | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 5.17 kt | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 5.17 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 5.17 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.24 kt, 4.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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% | 1.33 kt | 2.75 kt |
| 2016 | +62.2% | 2.12 kt | 3.44 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.91 kt | 1.18 kt | 2.95 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 kt | 2.12 kt | 4.7 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.01 kt | 4.74 kt | 5.17 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 (co2eq) from ch4 in Canada?
- Food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Canada was 5.17 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.17 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 kt in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Canada ranks 34th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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