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
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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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).