Canada vs Czechia: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
28.67 million tonnes
in 2024
Czechia
34.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
26th
Czechia rank
25th
Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 34.35 million tonnes against 28.67 million tonnes in Canada, a difference of 5.68 million tonnes.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and Czechia ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 8 and Czechia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 798,735 tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1870s | 1.67 million tonnes | 8.99 million tonnes | 7.32 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1880s | 8.36 million tonnes | 19.42 million tonnes | 11.06 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1890s | 14.40 million tonnes | 29.74 million tonnes | 15.34 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1900s | 34.00 million tonnes | 38.08 million tonnes | 4.08 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1910s | 67.91 million tonnes | 41.93 million tonnes | 25.98 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 77.21 million tonnes | 36.16 million tonnes | 41.05 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 66.67 million tonnes | 37.06 million tonnes | 29.61 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 103.82 million tonnes | 54.81 million tonnes | 49.01 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 77.30 million tonnes | 71.97 million tonnes | 5.33 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 52.46 million tonnes | 106.08 million tonnes | 53.62 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1970s | 60.85 million tonnes | 132.46 million tonnes | 71.61 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1980s | 95.43 million tonnes | 137.65 million tonnes | 42.21 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1990s | 107.85 million tonnes | 97.78 million tonnes | 10.06 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 117.86 million tonnes | 81.97 million tonnes | 35.88 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 76.86 million tonnes | 66.52 million tonnes | 10.33 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 40.14 million tonnes | 46.29 million tonnes | 6.14 million tonnes | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 34.35 million tonnes against 28.67 million tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Czechia?
- 5.68 million tonnes, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Czechia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Czechia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 26th and Czechia ranks 25th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.