Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Solid Food Waste — Emissions 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 25th of 180 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 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 25th out of 180 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 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.