Canada vs Faroe Islands: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Canada
13.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Faroe Islands
13.09 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
14th
Faroe Islands rank
15th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Canada currently reports 13.42 tonnes per person against 13.09 tonnes per person in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Faroe Islands ranks 15th of 213 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.99 tonnes per person | 2.52 tonnes per person | 8.46 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 12.47 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 8.69 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 17 tonnes per person | 8.05 tonnes per person | 8.96 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 16.62 tonnes per person | 10.83 tonnes per person | 5.8 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 16.76 tonnes per person | 13.65 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 17.62 tonnes per person | 14.62 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 15.76 tonnes per person | 13.04 tonnes per person | 2.72 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 13.82 tonnes per person | 13.72 tonnes per person | 0.0986 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Canada or Faroe Islands?
- Canada, at 13.42 tonnes per person against 13.09 tonnes per person in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Faroe Islands?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Faroe Islands?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Faroe Islands rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and Faroe Islands ranks 15th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita 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
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.