Canada vs United States: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Canada
-12.14 million tonnes
in 2024
United States
-14.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
211th
United States rank
212th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports -12.14 million tonnes against -14.29 million tonnes in United States, a difference of 2.15 million tonnes.
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 tonnes | 16,692 tonnes | 16,692 tonnes | United States |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 35,907 tonnes | 35,907 tonnes | United States |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 103,325 tonnes | 103,325 tonnes | United States |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 372,262 tonnes | 372,262 tonnes | United States |
| 1840s | 4,397 tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | United States |
| 1850s | 26,747 tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | 2.68 million tonnes | United States |
| 1860s | 37,006 tonnes | 4.84 million tonnes | 4.80 million tonnes | United States |
| 1870s | 149,858 tonnes | 8.18 million tonnes | 8.03 million tonnes | United States |
| 1880s | 910,872 tonnes | 16.07 million tonnes | 15.15 million tonnes | United States |
| 1890s | 787,760 tonnes | 29.07 million tonnes | 28.28 million tonnes | United States |
| 1900s | 2.62 million tonnes | 54.48 million tonnes | 51.86 million tonnes | United States |
| 1910s | 3.07 million tonnes | 31.48 million tonnes | 28.41 million tonnes | United States |
| 1920s | 2.29 million tonnes | 47.71 million tonnes | 45.41 million tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | -402,625 tonnes | -29.26 million tonnes | 28.86 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 5.00 million tonnes | 49.39 million tonnes | 44.39 million tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 3.95 million tonnes | 66.70 million tonnes | 62.76 million tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 12.26 million tonnes | 120.32 million tonnes | 108.06 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 13.46 million tonnes | 87.36 million tonnes | 73.90 million tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 2.12 million tonnes | 5.15 million tonnes | 3.03 million tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 8.10 million tonnes | 84.00 million tonnes | 75.91 million tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | -272,968 tonnes | -31.42 million tonnes | 31.14 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.79 million tonnes | -25.02 million tonnes | 28.81 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | -9.13 million tonnes | -66.36 million tonnes | 57.22 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at -12.14 million tonnes against -14.29 million tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Canada and United States?
- 2.15 million tonnes, 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 year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 211th and United States ranks 212th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.