Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 12.99 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 12.99 kt for industrial wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Canada peaked at 24.53 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.99 kt, in 2021.
Canada ranks 36th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 kt | — |
| 1991 | 16.22 kt | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 16.75 kt | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 16.76 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.31 kt | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 18.06 kt | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 19.26 kt | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 19.67 kt | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 20.27 kt | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 21.33 kt | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 22.03 kt | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 22.83 kt | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 23.55 kt | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 22.05 kt | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 24.29 kt | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 24.53 kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.08 kt | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 24.22 kt | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 23.74 kt | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.12 kt | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.1 kt | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.74 kt | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 22.24 kt | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 22.06 kt | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.35 kt | -30.4% |
| 2015 | 14.92 kt | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 15.17 kt | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.42 kt | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 15.61 kt | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.61 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.61 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.99 kt | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 12.99 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.99 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 12.99 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.91 kt, 6.8× the median. (66 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -30.4% | 22.06 kt | 15.35 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.16 kt | 16 kt | 21.33 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.44 kt | 22.03 kt | 24.53 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.22 kt | 14.92 kt | 23.1 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.65 kt | 12.99 kt | 15.61 kt | 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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Canada?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Canada was 12.99 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 24.53 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.99 kt in 2021.
- How does Canada rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Canada ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). 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.