Indicator of food price anomalies in Canada
Canada: Indicator of food price anomalies was -0.31 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Canada, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for indicator of food price anomalies in Canada is -0.31 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 134.8% on the previous year and down 520.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Canada peaked at 1.11 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.35 index, in 2016.
That places Canada 114th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Canada, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.82 index | — |
| 2011 | 0.31 index | -137.8% |
| 2012 | -0.29 index | -193.5% |
| 2013 | -0.44 index | +51.7% |
| 2014 | -0.05 index | -88.6% |
| 2015 | 0.79 index | -1680.0% |
| 2016 | -1.35 index | -270.9% |
| 2017 | -1.12 index | -17.0% |
| 2018 | -0.61 index | -45.5% |
| 2019 | 0.54 index | -188.5% |
| 2020 | 0.34 index | -37.0% |
| 2021 | -0.46 index | -235.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 index | -341.3% |
| 2023 | 0.89 index | -19.8% |
| 2024 | -0.31 index | -134.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -0.31 index is below the median for high income countries, which is -0.295 index, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1680.0% | -0.05 index | 0.79 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.304 index | -1.35 index | 0.79 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.314 index | -0.46 index | 1.11 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is indicator of food price anomalies in Canada?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Canada was -0.31 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 index in 2016.
- How does Canada rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Canada ranks 114th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 520.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.