Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Canada
Canada: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 168.19 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 168.19 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Canada peaked at 168.19 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 139.41 kt, in 1990.
Canada ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 139.41 kt | — |
| 1991 | 143.19 kt | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 146.3 kt | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 148.87 kt | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 151 kt | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 152.82 kt | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 154.37 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 155.69 kt | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 156.76 kt | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 157.72 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 158.62 kt | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 159.34 kt | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 159.98 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 160.69 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 161.41 kt | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 162.14 kt | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 162.87 kt | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 163.58 kt | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 164.22 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 164.62 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 165.13 kt | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 165.66 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 166.12 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 166.5 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 166.8 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 166.88 kt | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 166.94 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 167.08 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 167.24 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 167.38 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 167.43 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 167.69 kt | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 167.98 kt | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 168.19 kt | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 168.19 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.71 kt, 15.7× the median. (63 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150.61 kt | 139.41 kt | 157.72 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 161.75 kt | 158.62 kt | 164.62 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 166.57 kt | 165.13 kt | 167.38 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.82 kt | 167.43 kt | 168.19 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 solid food waste — emissions in Canada?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Canada was 168.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 168.19 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 139.41 kt in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Canada ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.