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Canada vs United States: Consumption-based carbon intensity

Canada
0.3011 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
United States
0.2855 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Canada rank
37th
United States rank
40th

Consumption-based carbon intensity over time

  • Canada
  • United States
00.20.40.6199020062022

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.3011 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2855 kilograms per international-$ in United States, a difference of 0.0155 kilograms per international-$.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 37th and United States ranks 40th of 119 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Consumption-based carbon intensity
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
119 places, 3,909 data points, 1990–2022
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).