Food Processing — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Food Processing — Emissions was 0.0317 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 0.0317 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.0356 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0236 kt, in 2002.
Canada ranks 24th of 98 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 | 0.024 kt | — |
| 2001 | 0.0244 kt | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0236 kt | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.025 kt | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.025 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0308 kt | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0315 kt | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0348 kt | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0334 kt | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0356 kt | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0332 kt | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0299 kt | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0314 kt | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0276 kt | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0275 kt | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0275 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.033 kt | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0315 kt | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 kt | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0291 kt | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0297 kt | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0307 kt | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0317 kt | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0317 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 kt, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0288 kt | 0.0236 kt | 0.0356 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0298 kt | 0.0275 kt | 0.0332 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.031 kt | 0.0297 kt | 0.0317 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 0.0317 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 0.0356 kt in 2009.
- What is the lowest food processing — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0236 kt in 2002.
- How does Canada rank for food processing — emissions?
- Canada ranks 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 (N2O). 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.