Canada vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Canada
76.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
79.77 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 79.77 billion tonnes against 76.04 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 3.73 billion tonnes.
Across all 175 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 194 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 448.00 million tonnes | 705.13 million tonnes | 257.13 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 2.44 billion tonnes | 932.85 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 5.16 billion tonnes | 2.40 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 4.11 billion tonnes | 8.46 billion tonnes | 4.35 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 5.58 billion tonnes | 12.24 billion tonnes | 6.65 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 7.67 billion tonnes | 16.67 billion tonnes | 8.99 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 11.32 billion tonnes | 21.69 billion tonnes | 10.37 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 15.60 billion tonnes | 26.44 billion tonnes | 10.84 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 19.66 billion tonnes | 30.96 billion tonnes | 11.30 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 23.67 billion tonnes | 35.90 billion tonnes | 12.24 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 28.57 billion tonnes | 41.29 billion tonnes | 12.72 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 34.62 billion tonnes | 47.31 billion tonnes | 12.69 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 40.78 billion tonnes | 53.65 billion tonnes | 12.87 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 47.52 billion tonnes | 59.56 billion tonnes | 12.04 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 54.52 billion tonnes | 65.37 billion tonnes | 10.85 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 62.33 billion tonnes | 71.13 billion tonnes | 8.79 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 69.55 billion tonnes | 76.27 billion tonnes | 6.73 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 74.73 billion tonnes | 79.15 billion tonnes | 4.42 billion tonnes | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 79.77 billion tonnes against 76.04 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 3.73 billion tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 9th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. 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 including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.