Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) in Canada
Canada: Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) was 89,806 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Processing — Energy Use in Canada, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food processing — energy use in Canada stood at 89,806 TJ. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Canada peaked at 89,806 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38,552 TJ, in 2015.
That places Canada 4th out of 70 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) in Canada, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 42,560 TJ | — |
| 2006 | 40,508 TJ | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 40,497 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 39,274 TJ | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 44,440 TJ | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 43,293 TJ | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 42,670 TJ | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 45,760 TJ | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 44,766 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 40,634 TJ | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 38,552 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 74,305 TJ | +92.7% |
| 2017 | 77,331 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 78,460 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 79,655 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 78,892 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 83,520 TJ | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 89,806 TJ | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 89,806 TJ | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 89,806 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 9,612 TJ, 9.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Natural Gas, including LNG) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +92.7% | 38,552 TJ | 74,305 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41,456 TJ | 39,274 TJ | 44,440 TJ | 5 |
| 2010s | 56,543 TJ | 38,552 TJ | 79,655 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,506 TJ | 78,892 TJ | 89,806 TJ | 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 — energy use in Canada?
- Food processing — energy use in Canada was 89,806 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 89,806 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food processing — energy use recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,552 TJ in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for food processing — energy use?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. 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 (Natural Gas, including LNG). 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.