Canada vs Estonia: Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price
Canada
37.8%
in 2025
Estonia
40.3%
in 2025
Canada rank
41st
Estonia rank
40th
Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price over time
- Canada
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 40.3% against 37.8% in Canada, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Estonia ahead.
Canada ranks 41st and Estonia ranks 40th of 200 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 63.7% | 62.6% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 53.8% | 42.2% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 37.5% | 0.5% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price, Canada or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 40.3% against 37.8% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price between Canada and Estonia?
- 2.5%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for share of co₂ emissions covered by a carbon price?
- Canada ranks 41st and Estonia ranks 40th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Dolphin and Merkle (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions are included in this figure if they are covered by a carbon tax or trading system.