Food Retail — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.0215 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0215 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
34th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0311 kt
in 1999
All-time low
0.0209 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.025 kt1991: 0.026 kt1992: 0.026 kt1993: 0.024 kt1994: 0.024 kt1995: 0.025 kt1996: 0.025 kt1997: 0.028 kt1998: 0.031 kt1999: 0.031 kt2000: 0.024 kt2001: 0.026 kt2002: 0.028 kt2003: 0.029 kt2004: 0.029 kt2005: 0.029 kt2006: 0.028 kt2007: 0.029 kt2008: 0.027 kt2009: 0.027 kt2010: 0.027 kt2011: 0.025 kt2012: 0.025 kt2013: 0.022 kt2014: 0.023 kt2015: 0.023 kt2016: 0.023 kt2017: 0.024 kt2018: 0.022 kt2019: 0.022 kt2020: 0.021 kt2021: 0.021 kt2022: 0.021 kt2023: 0.021 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions in Canada is 0.0215 kt, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.0311 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0209 kt, in 2021.

That places Canada 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Food Retail — Emissions in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (N2O) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0251 kt
1991 0.0257 kt +2.4%
1992 0.0257 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0238 kt -7.4%
1994 0.0239 kt +0.4%
1995 0.0245 kt +2.5%
1996 0.0249 kt +1.6%
1997 0.0283 kt +13.7%
1998 0.0306 kt +8.1%
1999 0.0311 kt +1.6%
2000 0.0241 kt -22.5%
2001 0.026 kt +7.9%
2002 0.0276 kt +6.2%
2003 0.0292 kt +5.8%
2004 0.0288 kt -1.4%
2005 0.0294 kt +2.1%
2006 0.0284 kt -3.4%
2007 0.0295 kt +3.9%
2008 0.0271 kt -8.1%
2009 0.0268 kt -1.1%
2010 0.027 kt +0.7%
2011 0.025 kt -7.4%
2012 0.0245 kt -2.0%
2013 0.0222 kt -9.4%
2014 0.0232 kt +4.5%
2015 0.023 kt -0.9%
2016 0.0228 kt -0.9%
2017 0.0243 kt +6.6%
2018 0.0216 kt -11.1%
2019 0.0221 kt +2.3%
2020 0.0212 kt -4.1%
2021 0.0209 kt -1.4%
2022 0.0214 kt +2.4%
2023 0.0215 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0264 kt 0.0238 kt 0.0311 kt 10
2000s 0.0277 kt 0.0241 kt 0.0295 kt 10
2010s 0.0236 kt 0.0216 kt 0.027 kt 10
2020s 0.0212 kt 0.0209 kt 0.0215 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 31 Spain 0.0234 kt compare
  2. 32 Guatemala 0.023 kt compare
  3. 32 Sudan (former) 0.023 kt compare
  4. 35 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.0203 kt compare
  5. 36 Chile 0.018 kt compare
  6. 37 Argentina 0.0179 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 0.0215 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 0.0311 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0209 kt in 2021.
How does Canada rank for food retail — emissions?
Canada ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (N2O)
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