Canada vs Czechia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
9.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Czechia
9.86 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Czechia rank
14th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 9.86 billion tonnes against 9.84 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 23.55 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 165 shared years of data; in 1860 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Czechia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 17 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Czechia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 5.76 million tonnes | 8.78 million tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1870s | 18.59 million tonnes | 62.29 million tonnes | 43.70 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1880s | 66.27 million tonnes | 211.78 million tonnes | 145.51 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1890s | 185.58 million tonnes | 463.26 million tonnes | 277.68 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1900s | 415.11 million tonnes | 805.70 million tonnes | 390.59 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1910s | 947.48 million tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 274.39 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1920s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 1.59 billion tonnes | 98.63 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.41 billion tonnes | 1.96 billion tonnes | 447.65 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.27 billion tonnes | 2.45 billion tonnes | 817.93 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 4.22 billion tonnes | 3.05 billion tonnes | 1.17 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.80 billion tonnes | 3.97 billion tonnes | 824.02 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.37 billion tonnes | 5.19 billion tonnes | 181.90 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.16 billion tonnes | 6.55 billion tonnes | 388.81 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 1990s | 7.19 billion tonnes | 7.74 billion tonnes | 554.30 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 2000s | 8.36 billion tonnes | 8.60 billion tonnes | 242.59 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 2010s | 9.32 billion tonnes | 9.34 billion tonnes | 24.33 million tonnes | Czechia |
| 2020s | 9.77 billion tonnes | 9.78 billion tonnes | 8.64 million tonnes | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 9.86 billion tonnes against 9.84 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Czechia?
- 23.55 million tonnes, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Czechia?
- 165 years are reported by both, from 1860 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Czechia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 15th and Czechia ranks 14th 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.