Australia vs Canada: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Australia
15.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada
15.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Canada rank
11th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 15.75 tonnes per person against 15.64 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.11 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.43 tonnes per person | 30.52 tonnes per person | 2.1 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 16.19 tonnes per person | 28.31 tonnes per person | 12.12 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 18.83 tonnes per person | 26.53 tonnes per person | 7.7 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 21.93 tonnes per person | 25.04 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 25.77 tonnes per person | 24.41 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 24 tonnes per person | 19.72 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.97 tonnes per person | 16.77 tonnes per person | 0.2015 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 15.75 tonnes per person against 15.64 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 0.11 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Canada ranks 11th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.