Canada vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Canada
15.64 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
14.75 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
United States rank
13th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.64 tonnes per person against 14.75 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 0.89 tonnes per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.52 tonnes per person | 18.8 tonnes per person | 11.72 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 28.31 tonnes per person | 22.68 tonnes per person | 5.63 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 26.53 tonnes per person | 20.54 tonnes per person | 5.99 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 25.04 tonnes per person | 21.19 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 24.41 tonnes per person | 20.73 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 19.72 tonnes per person | 17.09 tonnes per person | 2.63 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 16.77 tonnes per person | 15 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 15.64 tonnes per person against 14.75 tonnes per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Canada and United States?
- 0.89 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Canada ranks 11th and United States ranks 13th 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.