Canada vs Germany: emissions of air pollutants

Canada
2.88 million tonnes
in 2022
Germany
2.46 million tonnes
in 2022
Canada rank
25th
Germany rank
28th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Canada
  • Germany
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.88 million tonnes against 2.46 million tonnes in Germany, a difference of 417,250 tonnes.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Germany ahead.

Canada ranks 25th and Germany ranks 28th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.