Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Canada
Canada: Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) was 4.28 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 4.28 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Canada peaked at 4.78 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.35 kt, in 1991.
Canada ranks 10th of 233 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.45 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.35 kt | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 3.43 kt | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 3.44 kt | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.53 kt | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.57 kt | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 3.6 kt | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.67 kt | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 3.75 kt | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 3.82 kt | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 3.78 kt | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.81 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.9 kt | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.97 kt | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.05 kt | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.94 kt | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.93 kt | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.18 kt | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 4.16 kt | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2 kt | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.32 kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 4.35 kt | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.37 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.45 kt | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.39 kt | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.46 kt | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.57 kt | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.65 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 4.78 kt | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.74 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4 kt | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 4.16 kt | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.28 kt | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.28 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4.28 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0922 kt, 46.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.56 kt | 3.35 kt | 3.82 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 kt | 3.78 kt | 4.2 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.51 kt | 4.32 kt | 4.78 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.18 kt | 4 kt | 4.28 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 7 Russian Federation 5.35 kt compare
- 8 Mexico 4.57 kt compare
- 9 Japan 4.54 kt compare
- 11 Saudi Arabia 3.07 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 2.87 kt compare
- 13 Thailand 2.1 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 transport — emissions in Canada?
- Food transport — emissions in Canada was 4.28 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.78 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.35 kt in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for food transport — emissions?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.