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