How have things changed? in Canada
Canada: How have things changed? was 842,251 metric tons in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
842,251 metric tons
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
31st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.82 million metric tons
in 1988
All-time low
842,251 metric tons
in 2024
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Canada, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Canada recorded 842,251 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Canada peaked at 1.82 million metric tons in 1988 and was at its lowest, 842,251 metric tons, in 2024.
That places Canada 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Canada, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.42 million metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 1.54 million metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 1.45 million metric tons | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.61 million metric tons | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 1.58 million metric tons | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.54 million metric tons | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 1.45 million metric tons | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 1.25 million metric tons | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 1.24 million metric tons | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.14 million metric tons | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 1.16 million metric tons | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.26 million metric tons | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 1.40 million metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 1.56 million metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1979 | 1.60 million metric tons | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.54 million metric tons | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 1.64 million metric tons | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 1.59 million metric tons | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1.44 million metric tons | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 1.35 million metric tons | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 1.51 million metric tons | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.57 million metric tons | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million metric tons | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 1.82 million metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 1.75 million metric tons | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million metric tons | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.61 million metric tons | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 1.45 million metric tons | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million metric tons | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 1.18 million metric tons | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 1.01 million metric tons | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million metric tons | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 1.36 million metric tons | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 1.38 million metric tons | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.39 million metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million metric tons | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million metric tons | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 1.57 million metric tons | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.58 million metric tons | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million metric tons | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.59 million metric tons | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million metric tons | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million metric tons | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million metric tons | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 million metric tons | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.09 million metric tons | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 million metric tons | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million metric tons | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.09 million metric tons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.15 million metric tons | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.10 million metric tons | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million metric tons | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 942,139 metric tons | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 973,511 metric tons | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 913,123 metric tons | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 871,392 metric tons | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 842,251 metric tons | -3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 842,251 metric tons is above the median for high income countries, which is 19,758 metric tons, 42.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.52 million metric tons | 1.42 million metric tons | 1.61 million metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.36 million metric tons | 1.14 million metric tons | 1.60 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 million metric tons | 1.35 million metric tons | 1.82 million metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.37 million metric tons | 1.01 million metric tons | 1.79 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 million metric tons | 1.20 million metric tons | 1.68 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million metric tons | 1.07 million metric tons | 1.21 million metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 908,483 metric tons | 842,251 metric tons | 973,511 metric tons | 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 how have things changed? in Canada?
- How have things changed? in Canada was 842,251 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 million metric tons in 1988.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 842,251 metric tons in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for how have things changed??
- Canada ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.