Waste — Emissions (CO2) in Canada
Canada: Waste — Emissions (CO2) was 107 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions in Canada stood at 107 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Canada peaked at 200 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1961.
That places Canada 22nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt | — |
| 1963 | 0 kt | — |
| 1964 | 0 kt | — |
| 1965 | 0 kt | — |
| 1966 | 0 kt | — |
| 1967 | 0 kt | — |
| 1968 | 0 kt | — |
| 1969 | 0 kt | — |
| 1970 | 87.3 kt | — |
| 1971 | 88.8 kt | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 90.3 kt | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 91.7 kt | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 93.2 kt | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 94.5 kt | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 95.8 kt | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 97.1 kt | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 98.3 kt | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 99.4 kt | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 101 kt | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 102 kt | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 103 kt | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 104 kt | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 106 kt | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 107 kt | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 109 kt | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 111 kt | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 112 kt | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 114 kt | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 116 kt | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 119 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 124 kt | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 129 kt | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 153 kt | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 186 kt | +21.6% |
| 1996 | 164 kt | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 146 kt | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 167 kt | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 148 kt | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 160 kt | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 168 kt | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 200 kt | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 194 kt | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 193 kt | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 163 kt | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 176 kt | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 170 kt | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 168 kt | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 138 kt | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 159 kt | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 158 kt | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 102 kt | -35.4% |
| 2013 | 98.5 kt | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 96.5 kt | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 107 kt | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 133 kt | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 143 kt | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 133 kt | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 135 kt | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 129 kt | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 114 kt | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 110 kt | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 107 kt | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 107 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.47 kt, 43.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions (CO2) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -35.4% | 158 kt | 102 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.64 kt | 87.3 kt | 99.4 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 106.9 kt | 101 kt | 114 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.2 kt | 116 kt | 186 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 173 kt | 138 kt | 200 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 126.5 kt | 96.5 kt | 159 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 115 kt | 107 kt | 129 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 19 Philippines 154 kt compare
- 20 Tajikistan 152 kt compare
- 21 USSR 142.38 kt compare
- 23 Nepal 85.1 kt compare
- 24 Malaysia 78 kt compare
- 25 Costa Rica 66.8 kt compare
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 waste — emissions in Canada?
- Waste — emissions in Canada was 107 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 200 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for waste — emissions?
- Canada ranks 22nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf