Food Retail — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Retail — Emissions was 3,431 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3,431 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 206 countries
All-time high
3,699 kt
in 2003
All-time low
2,735 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 2.7k kt1991: 2.8k kt1992: 2.9k kt1993: 2.8k kt1994: 2.8k kt1995: 2.9k kt1996: 2.9k kt1997: 3.1k kt1998: 3.2k kt1999: 3.2k kt2000: 3.1k kt2001: 3.1k kt2002: 3.4k kt2003: 3.7k kt2004: 3.5k kt2005: 3.5k kt2006: 3.3k kt2007: 3.5k kt2008: 3.4k kt2009: 3.3k kt2010: 3.2k kt2011: 3.3k kt2012: 3.1k kt2013: 3.1k kt2014: 3.3k kt2015: 3.2k kt2016: 3.2k kt2017: 3.4k kt2018: 3.5k kt2019: 3.6k kt2020: 3.4k kt2021: 3.3k kt2022: 3.4k kt2023: 3.4k kt

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 3,431 kt for food retail — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Canada peaked at 3,699 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2,735 kt, in 1990.

Canada ranks 21st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,940 kt 2,735 kt 3,236 kt 10
2000s 3,384 kt 3,092 kt 3,699 kt 10
2010s 3,288 kt 3,091 kt 3,601 kt 10
2020s 3,387 kt 3,266 kt 3,431 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 18 Malaysia 3,867 kt compare
  2. 19 Egypt 3,824 kt compare
  3. 20 Brazil 3,682 kt compare
  4. 22 Kazakhstan 3,381 kt compare
  5. 23 Turkmenistan 3,198 kt compare
  6. 24 France 3,149 kt compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in Canada?
Food retail — emissions in Canada was 3,431 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 3,699 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 2,735 kt in 1990.
How does Canada rank for food retail — emissions?
Canada ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 7,524 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.