Australia vs Canada: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Australia
10.56 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada
9.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Canada rank
15th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 10.56 billion tonnes against 9.84 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 725.69 million tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1805 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1800s 1,709 tonnes 84,272 tonnes 82,563 tonnes Canada
1810s 16,263 tonnes 111,752 tonnes 95,489 tonnes Canada
1820s 53,412 tonnes 148,392 tonnes 94,980 tonnes Canada
1830s 141,259 tonnes 185,032 tonnes 43,773 tonnes Canada
1840s 524,143 tonnes 250,984 tonnes 273,159 tonnes Australia
1850s 1.75 million tonnes 1.00 million tonnes 745,377 tonnes Australia
1860s 7.73 million tonnes 5.76 million tonnes 1.96 million tonnes Australia
1870s 23.24 million tonnes 18.59 million tonnes 4.65 million tonnes Australia
1880s 54.57 million tonnes 66.27 million tonnes 11.69 million tonnes Canada
1890s 113.51 million tonnes 185.58 million tonnes 72.07 million tonnes Canada
1900s 212.23 million tonnes 415.11 million tonnes 202.88 million tonnes Canada
1910s 388.08 million tonnes 947.48 million tonnes 559.40 million tonnes Canada
1920s 626.70 million tonnes 1.69 billion tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes Canada
1930s 869.14 million tonnes 2.41 billion tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes Canada
1940s 1.18 billion tonnes 3.27 billion tonnes 2.09 billion tonnes Canada
1950s 1.60 billion tonnes 4.22 billion tonnes 2.61 billion tonnes Canada
1960s 2.17 billion tonnes 4.80 billion tonnes 2.63 billion tonnes Canada
1970s 2.91 billion tonnes 5.37 billion tonnes 2.46 billion tonnes Canada
1980s 3.91 billion tonnes 6.16 billion tonnes 2.25 billion tonnes Canada
1990s 5.30 billion tonnes 7.19 billion tonnes 1.89 billion tonnes Canada
2000s 7.12 billion tonnes 8.36 billion tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes Canada
2010s 9.04 billion tonnes 9.32 billion tonnes 273.81 million tonnes Canada
2020s 10.28 billion tonnes 9.77 billion tonnes 508.14 million tonnes Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Canada?
Australia, at 10.56 billion tonnes against 9.84 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Canada?
725.69 million tonnes, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
220 years are reported by both, from 1805 to 2024.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.