Canada vs United States of America: GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2
GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2 over time
- Canada
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 708,935 against 287,031 in Canada, a difference of 421,904.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.5 times Canada's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 212,252 | 708,822 | 496,570 | United States of America |
| 2000s | 207,751 | 794,167 | 586,415 | United States of America |
| 2010s | 247,851 | 722,564 | 474,714 | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2, Canada or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 708,935 against 287,031 in Canada as of 2015.
- What is the difference in ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2 between Canada and United States of America?
- 421,904, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for ghg emissions from food systems, by gas (mt co2 eq) - co2?
- Canada ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Crippa, M., Solazzo, E., Guizzardi, D., Monforti-Ferrario, F., Tubiello, F.N. and Leip, A. EDGAR-FOOD data. Figshare, doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.13476666 (2021), published as GHG emissions from food systems, by gas (Mt CO2 eq) - CO2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GHG emissions from food systems disaggregated by gas are generated from EDGAR-FOOD, a global emission inventory of GHGs from the food systems. EDGAR-FOOD has been developed to aid the understanding of the activities underlying the energy demand and use, agriculture and land use change emissions associated with the production, distribution, consumption and disposal of food through the various stages and sectors of the composite global food system. These data were complemented with data from the FAOSTAT database on GHG emissions from land use related to agriculture (FAO, 2020). EDGAR-FOOD represents the first database consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990-2015. Details regarding the methodology applied are available in Crippa et al. (2021).