Waste — Emissions Share in Canada
Canada: Waste — Emissions Share was 2.08 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Canada is 2.08 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Canada peaked at 2.58 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.16 %, in 1990.
Canada ranks 190th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.16 % | — |
| 1991 | 1.3 % | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 1.36 % | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.37 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.33 % | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.38 % | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 1.4 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.71 % | +22.1% |
| 1998 | 1.68 % | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 1.76 % | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.88 % | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 2 % | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.97 % | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.93 % | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.01 % | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.13 % | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 2 % | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.15 % | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.24 % | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.18 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 2.17 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.07 % | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 2.13 % | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 2.2 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.16 % | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.32 % | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2.4 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.33 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.46 % | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.42 % | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.46 % | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 2.58 % | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 2.08 % | -19.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.08 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.84 %, 43% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 % | 1.16 % | 1.76 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 % | 1.88 % | 2.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.24 % | 2.07 % | 2.46 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 % | 2.08 % | 2.58 % | 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 waste — emissions share in Canada?
- Waste — emissions share in Canada was 2.08 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 % in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for waste — emissions share?
- Canada ranks 190th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.