Canada vs Estonia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Canada
0.3109 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Estonia
0.2992 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Canada rank
38th
Estonia rank
41st
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Canada
- Estonia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ in Estonia, a difference of 0.0117 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Estonia ahead.
Canada ranks 38th and Estonia ranks 41st of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7662 kilograms per international-$ | 1.42 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6572 kilograms per international-$ | Estonia |
| 1980s | 0.6044 kilograms per international-$ | 1.45 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8494 kilograms per international-$ | Estonia |
| 1990s | 0.5361 kilograms per international-$ | 1.06 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5208 kilograms per international-$ | Estonia |
| 2000s | 0.4471 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5839 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1368 kilograms per international-$ | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.3637 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5527 kilograms per international-$ | 0.189 kilograms per international-$ | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.3165 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0496 kilograms per international-$ | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Canada or Estonia?
- Canada, at 0.3109 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2992 kilograms per international-$ in Estonia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Canada and Estonia?
- 0.0117 kilograms per international-$, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Canada ranks 38th and Estonia ranks 41st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).