Food Transport — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Food Transport — Emissions was 17,411 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17,411 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 229 countries
All-time high
19,159 kt
in 2018
All-time low
11,509 kt
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 11.9k kt1991: 11.5k kt1992: 11.7k kt1993: 11.9k kt1994: 12.5k kt1995: 12.7k kt1996: 12.9k kt1997: 13.3k kt1998: 13.6k kt1999: 14.0k kt2000: 14.0k kt2001: 14.0k kt2002: 15.1k kt2003: 15.5k kt2004: 15.8k kt2005: 16.1k kt2006: 16.1k kt2007: 17.0k kt2008: 17.1k kt2009: 16.9k kt2010: 17.8k kt2011: 18.1k kt2012: 18.1k kt2013: 18.4k kt2014: 18.2k kt2015: 18.1k kt2016: 17.9k kt2017: 18.7k kt2018: 19.2k kt2019: 18.8k kt2020: 16.0k kt2021: 16.8k kt2022: 17.4k kt2023: 17.4k kt

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 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 4 Brazil 28,629 kt compare
  2. 5 Russian Federation 20,918 kt compare
  3. 6 Japan 19,321 kt compare
  4. 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 15,727 kt compare
  5. 9 Saudi Arabia 14,765 kt compare
  6. 10 India 14,306 kt compare

See the full ranking of 267 places →

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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 229 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

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 8,686 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.