Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Canada
Canada: Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) was 204,249 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Retail — Energy Use in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food retail — energy use in Canada stood at 204,249 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in Canada peaked at 215,287 TJ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 140,007 TJ, in 1990.
Canada ranks 10th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Total) in Canada, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 140,007 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 144,292 TJ | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 146,555 TJ | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 151,461 TJ | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 149,460 TJ | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 152,874 TJ | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 158,134 TJ | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 160,185 TJ | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 153,037 TJ | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 158,565 TJ | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 147,898 TJ | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 144,533 TJ | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 154,486 TJ | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 158,083 TJ | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 155,572 TJ | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 167,053 TJ | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 159,530 TJ | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 165,617 TJ | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 170,561 TJ | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 172,499 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 168,397 TJ | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 175,215 TJ | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 167,181 TJ | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 174,094 TJ | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 183,694 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 180,195 TJ | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 180,672 TJ | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 196,275 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 208,440 TJ | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 215,287 TJ | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 205,839 TJ | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 197,374 TJ | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 205,567 TJ | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 204,249 TJ | -0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 204,249 TJ is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,943 TJ, 12.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151,457 TJ | 140,007 TJ | 160,185 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 159,583 TJ | 144,533 TJ | 172,499 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 184,945 TJ | 167,181 TJ | 215,287 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,257 TJ | 197,374 TJ | 205,839 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 — energy use in Canada?
- Food retail — energy use in Canada was 204,249 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 215,287 TJ in 2019.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 140,007 TJ in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for food retail — energy use?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 — Energy Use (Total). 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.