Australia vs Canada: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita

Australia
0.2338
in 2024
Canada
0.2435
in 2024
Australia rank
29th
Canada rank
28th

Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2435 against 0.2338 in Australia, a difference of 0.0097.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Canada ranks 28th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4395 0.3906 0.0489 Australia
2000s 0.3865 0.3426 0.0439 Australia
2010s 0.3118 0.2953 0.0165 Australia
2020s 0.2466 0.2528 0.0061 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 0.2435 against 0.2338 in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita between Australia and Canada?
0.0097, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
Australia ranks 29th and Canada ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 6,583 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed