Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada
Canada: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,881 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Canada is 7,881 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Canada peaked at 7,881 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,758 kt, in 1990.
Canada ranks 23rd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,067 kt | 2,758 kt | 3,652 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,864 kt | 3,709 kt | 5,446 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,141 kt | 5,308 kt | 7,433 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,755 kt | 7,544 kt | 7,881 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 20 Argentina 8,619 kt compare
- 21 Australia 8,594 kt compare
- 22 United Republic of Tanzania 8,051 kt compare
- 24 Indonesia 7,551 kt compare
- 25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,285 kt compare
- 26 Philippines 7,273 kt compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 63.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 14.51 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Canada?
- Food retail — emissions (co2eq) in Canada was 7,881 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7,881 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,758 kt in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq)?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.