Agrifood emissions per person in Canada

Agrifood system emissions in Canada were 11.33 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024.

Measure: Agrifood system greenhouse gas emissions per person Unit: Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Canada, 2024 11.33e (Estimate) Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person
Change from 2023 −1.6% 2023: 11.52 t CO2e per person
World, 2024 2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 2.50 t CO2e per person Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 8th of 193 See the full ranking

Agrifood emissions per person in Canada over time

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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Agrifood system greenhouse gas emissions per person (tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person), 2000 to 2024
Period CanadaWorld
2024 11.33 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2023 11.52 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.30 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2022 11.49 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2021 11.62 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2020 8.82 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.25 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2019 8.98 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.31 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2018 9.15 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2017 9.14 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2016 9.19 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2015 5.24 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2014 5.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2013 5.32 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2012 5.35 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2011 5.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2010 5.36 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2009 5.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.46 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2008 5.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.43 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2007 5.73 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2006 5.62 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2005 5.75 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.48 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2004 5.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.52 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2003 5.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2002 5.39 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.51 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2001 5.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)
2000 15.05 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) 2.92 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.6% from 11.52 t CO2e per person in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 5.27 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +115.1%.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.26 t CO2e per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
EM · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=6518 Element Code=7279
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Canada
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0