Canada vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Canada
1,843 tonnes per person
in 2024
United States
1,649 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1,843 tonnes per person against 1,649 tonnes per person in United States, a difference of 194 tonnes per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,776 tonnes per person | 1,290 tonnes per person | 485.82 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1,778 tonnes per person | 1,360 tonnes per person | 417.77 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 1,842 tonnes per person | 1,441 tonnes per person | 401.49 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 1,872 tonnes per person | 1,489 tonnes per person | 383.08 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,940 tonnes per person | 1,540 tonnes per person | 399.63 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,950 tonnes per person | 1,595 tonnes per person | 355.01 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1,902 tonnes per person | 1,644 tonnes per person | 258.67 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 1,843 tonnes per person against 1,649 tonnes per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Canada and United States?
- 194 tonnes per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Canada ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, 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 including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.