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
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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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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.