Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Canada
Canada: Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) was 38,815 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Canada recorded 38,815 TJ for food processing — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Canada peaked at 38,815 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,164 TJ, in 2001.
That places Canada 12th out of 89 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.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Electricity) in Canada, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22,889 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 21,164 TJ | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 22,475 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 23,821 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 23,861 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 28,033 TJ | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 29,023 TJ | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 32,569 TJ | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 35,068 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 37,109 TJ | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 34,387 TJ | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 34,873 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36,461 TJ | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 36,648 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 37,145 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 37,534 TJ | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 38,390 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 35,370 TJ | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 35,165 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 36,245 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 37,552 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 38,390 TJ | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 38,815 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 38,815 TJ | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 38,815 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,937 TJ, 5.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,601 TJ | 21,164 TJ | 37,109 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,222 TJ | 34,387 TJ | 38,390 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,393 TJ | 37,552 TJ | 38,815 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 9 Republic of Korea 47,291 TJ compare
- 10 Spain 41,465 TJ compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 40,139 TJ compare
- 13 Philippines 36,769 TJ compare
- 14 Türkiye 36,383 TJ compare
- 15 Australia and New Zealand 33,264 TJ 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 — energy use in Canada?
- Food processing — energy use in Canada was 38,815 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food processing — energy use recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 38,815 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,164 TJ in 2001.
- How does Canada rank for food processing — energy use?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.