Food Transport — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Food Transport — Emissions was 17,411 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 17,411 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in Canada peaked at 19,159 kt in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,509 kt, in 1991.
Canada ranks 7th of 213 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 in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,904 kt | — |
| 1991 | 11,509 kt | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 11,732 kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11,947 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 12,512 kt | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 12,699 kt | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 12,888 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 13,322 kt | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 13,585 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 13,951 kt | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 13,959 kt | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 13,969 kt | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 15,074 kt | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 15,482 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15,842 kt | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 16,115 kt | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 16,067 kt | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 17,026 kt | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 17,116 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16,936 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17,806 kt | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 18,101 kt | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 18,110 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18,443 kt | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 18,226 kt | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 18,060 kt | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 17,927 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18,654 kt | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 19,159 kt | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 18,800 kt | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 16,043 kt | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 16,812 kt | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 17,405 kt | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 17,411 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 17,411 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 540.67 kt, 32.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,605 kt | 11,509 kt | 13,951 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,759 kt | 13,959 kt | 17,116 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,329 kt | 17,806 kt | 19,159 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,918 kt | 16,043 kt | 17,411 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 4 Brazil 28,629 kt compare
- 4 Türkiye 9,661 kt compare
- 5 Russian Federation 20,918 kt compare
- 6 Japan 19,321 kt compare
- 6 Viet Nam 3,865 kt compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 14,765 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,497 kt compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,332 kt compare
- 9 India 14,306 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 1,073 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 17,411 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 19,159 kt in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,509 kt in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for food transport — emissions?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 (CO2). 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.