Food Retail — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.1066 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.1066 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
32nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1101 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.0505 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

00.0250.050.0750.11990200620231990: 0.051 kt1991: 0.052 kt1992: 0.053 kt1993: 0.054 kt1994: 0.055 kt1995: 0.056 kt1996: 0.057 kt1997: 0.058 kt1998: 0.082 kt1999: 0.084 kt2000: 0.074 kt2001: 0.074 kt2002: 0.088 kt2003: 0.094 kt2004: 0.092 kt2005: 0.094 kt2006: 0.088 kt2007: 0.091 kt2008: 0.065 kt2009: 0.064 kt2010: 0.09 kt2011: 0.094 kt2012: 0.091 kt2013: 0.094 kt2014: 0.069 kt2015: 0.068 kt2016: 0.067 kt2017: 0.103 kt2018: 0.107 kt2019: 0.11 kt2020: 0.105 kt2021: 0.102 kt2022: 0.106 kt2023: 0.107 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.1066 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.1101 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0505 kt, in 1990.

That places Canada 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0505 kt
1991 0.052 kt +3.0%
1992 0.0527 kt +1.3%
1993 0.0545 kt +3.4%
1994 0.0546 kt +0.2%
1995 0.0556 kt +1.8%
1996 0.0569 kt +2.3%
1997 0.0584 kt +2.6%
1998 0.0818 kt +40.1%
1999 0.0842 kt +2.9%
2000 0.0743 kt -11.8%
2001 0.0743 kt +0.0%
2002 0.088 kt +18.4%
2003 0.0939 kt +6.7%
2004 0.0921 kt -1.9%
2005 0.0938 kt +1.8%
2006 0.0885 kt -5.7%
2007 0.0913 kt +3.2%
2008 0.065 kt -28.8%
2009 0.064 kt -1.5%
2010 0.0897 kt +40.2%
2011 0.0939 kt +4.7%
2012 0.0908 kt -3.3%
2013 0.094 kt +3.5%
2014 0.0693 kt -26.3%
2015 0.0678 kt -2.2%
2016 0.067 kt -1.2%
2017 0.1029 kt +53.6%
2018 0.1071 kt +4.1%
2019 0.1101 kt +2.8%
2020 0.1053 kt -4.4%
2021 0.1024 kt -2.8%
2022 0.1061 kt +3.6%
2023 0.1066 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0601 kt 0.0505 kt 0.0842 kt 10
2000s 0.0825 kt 0.064 kt 0.0939 kt 10
2010s 0.0893 kt 0.067 kt 0.1101 kt 10
2020s 0.1051 kt 0.1024 kt 0.1066 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 29 Poland 0.1275 kt compare
  2. 30 Spain 0.122 kt compare
  3. 31 Kazakhstan 0.1117 kt compare
  4. 33 Ukraine 0.0953 kt compare
  5. 34 Ghana 0.0887 kt compare
  6. 35 Nepal 0.0882 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Canada?
Food retail — emissions in Canada was 0.1066 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.1101 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0505 kt in 1990.
How does Canada rank for food retail — emissions?
Canada ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 data points, 1990–2023
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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