Australia vs Canada: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita)
Australia
12.69 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada
16.16 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
19th
Canada rank
16th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 16.16 tonnes per person against 12.69 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 3.47 tonnes per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0857 tonnes per person | 4.6 tonnes per person | 4.51 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.25 tonnes per person | 7.17 tonnes per person | 4.93 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 5.56 tonnes per person | 11.38 tonnes per person | 5.82 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 8.38 tonnes per person | 14.52 tonnes per person | 6.13 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.9 tonnes per person | 16.1 tonnes per person | 4.21 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 16.16 tonnes per person against 12.69 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 3.47 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
- Australia ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.