Canada vs United Kingdom: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

Canada

519.94 million tonnes

in 2023

United Kingdom

487.10 million tonnes

in 2023

Canada rank

12th

United Kingdom rank

13th

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

Canada currently reports 519.94 million tonnes against 487.10 million tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 32.84 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Canada ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 13th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.