Share global food emissions in Canada
Canada: Share global food emissions was 2.14 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
2.14
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
8th
of 217 countries
All-time high
2.18
in 2013
All-time low
1.45
in 1997
Years of data
26
1990–2015
Share global food emissions in Canada, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.14 for share global food emissions in 2015.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global food emissions in Canada peaked at 2.18 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 1997.
That places Canada 8th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share global food emissions in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.68 | — |
| 1991 | 1.68 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.7 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.72 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.72 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.71 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 1.64 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.45 | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 2.09 | +44.0% |
| 1999 | 1.74 | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 1.58 | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 1.55 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.88 | +21.3% |
| 2003 | 1.9 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 1.72 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.81 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.76 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.78 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5 | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 1.91 | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 1.67 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 1.85 | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 2.18 | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 1.94 | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 2.14 | +10.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0733, 29.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 | 1.45 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.67 | 2.18 | 6 |
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 share global food emissions in Canada?
- Share global food emissions in Canada was 2.14 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global food emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share global food emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 1997.
- How does Canada rank for share global food emissions?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share global food emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global food emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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