Canada vs United States: Absolute change co2

Canada
-12.14 million
in 2024
United States
-14.29 million
in 2024
Canada rank
211th
United States rank
212th

Absolute change co2 over time

  • Canada
  • United States
-500.0M-250.0M0250.0M500.0M178619052024

How they compare

Canada currently reports -12.14 million against -14.29 million in United States, a difference of 2.15 million.

The two have swapped places 75 times across 224 shared years of data; in 1801 it was United States ahead.

Canada ranks 211th and United States ranks 212th of 215 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and United States in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States Difference Ahead
1800s 0 16,692 16,692 United States
1810s 0 35,907 35,907 United States
1820s 0 103,325 103,325 United States
1830s 0 372,262 372,262 United States
1840s 4,397 1.27 million 1.27 million United States
1850s 26,747 2.71 million 2.68 million United States
1860s 37,006 4.84 million 4.80 million United States
1870s 149,858 8.18 million 8.03 million United States
1880s 910,872 16.07 million 15.15 million United States
1890s 787,760 29.07 million 28.28 million United States
1900s 2.62 million 54.48 million 51.86 million United States
1910s 3.07 million 31.48 million 28.41 million United States
1920s 2.29 million 47.71 million 45.41 million United States
1930s -402,625 -29.26 million 28.86 million Canada
1940s 5.00 million 49.39 million 44.39 million United States
1950s 3.95 million 66.70 million 62.76 million United States
1960s 12.26 million 120.32 million 108.06 million United States
1970s 13.46 million 87.36 million 73.90 million United States
1980s 2.12 million 5.15 million 3.03 million United States
1990s 8.10 million 84.00 million 75.91 million United States
2000s -272,968 -31.42 million 31.14 million Canada
2010s 3.79 million -25.02 million 28.81 million Canada
2020s -9.13 million -66.36 million 57.22 million Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, Canada or United States?
Canada, at -12.14 million against -14.29 million in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between Canada and United States?
2.15 million, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
224 years are reported by both, from 1801 to 2024.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for absolute change co2?
Canada ranks 211th and United States ranks 212th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed