Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) in Canada
Canada: Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) was 128,715 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
The most recent figure for food processing — energy use in Canada is 128,715 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food processing — energy use in Canada peaked at 128,715 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,164 TJ, in 2001.
That places Canada 10th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) 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 | 70,693 TJ | +196.3% |
| 2006 | 69,631 TJ | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 73,164 TJ | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 74,440 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 81,647 TJ | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 77,778 TJ | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 77,648 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 82,326 TJ | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 81,508 TJ | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 77,873 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 76,180 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 112,789 TJ | +48.1% |
| 2017 | 112,795 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 113,719 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 115,994 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 116,538 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 122,004 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 128,715 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 128,715 TJ | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 128,715 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,765 TJ, 8.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Processing — Energy Use (Total) 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 | +196.3% | 23,861 TJ | 70,693 TJ |
| 2016 | +48.1% | 76,180 TJ | 112,789 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,378 TJ | 21,164 TJ | 81,647 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 92,861 TJ | 76,180 TJ | 115,994 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 123,993 TJ | 116,538 TJ | 128,715 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 128,715 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 128,715 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 10th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food processing — energy use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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 (Total). 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.