Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in Canada
Canada: Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) was 0.1066 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
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 37th out of 209 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 (CH4) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0505 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.052 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0527 kt | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0545 kt | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0546 kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0556 kt | +1.9% |
| 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 | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0939 kt | +6.8% |
| 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 | +40.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0939 kt | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0908 kt | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.094 kt | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0693 kt | -26.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0678 kt | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.067 kt | -1.1% |
| 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 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1061 kt | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1066 kt | +0.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1066 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 kt, 8.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +53.6% | 0.067 kt | 0.1029 kt |
| 1998 | +40.1% | 0.0584 kt | 0.0818 kt |
| 2010 | +40.1% | 0.064 kt | 0.0897 kt |
| 2008 | -28.8% | 0.0913 kt | 0.065 kt |
| 2014 | -26.2% | 0.094 kt | 0.0693 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 34 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.1275 kt compare
- 35 Spain 0.122 kt compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 0.1117 kt compare
- 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.1061 kt compare
- 39 Ukraine 0.0953 kt compare
- 40 Ghana 0.0887 kt 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 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 37th out of 209 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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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.