Canada vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Canada
35.64 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
66.07 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
India rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Canada
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 66.07 billion tonnes against 35.64 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 30.43 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 156 shared years of data; in 1858 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 16 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.78 million tonnes | 712,720 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1860s | 4.34 million tonnes | 3.34 million tonnes | 997,836 tonnes | Canada |
| 1870s | 27.23 million tonnes | 7.72 million tonnes | 19.51 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1880s | 68.72 million tonnes | 21.55 million tonnes | 47.16 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 190.69 million tonnes | 67.43 million tonnes | 123.26 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 423.53 million tonnes | 188.99 million tonnes | 234.54 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 972.89 million tonnes | 443.67 million tonnes | 529.23 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.77 billion tonnes | 815.20 million tonnes | 956.00 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.61 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.40 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.71 billion tonnes | 1.70 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.26 billion tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 2.93 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 7.29 billion tonnes | 3.47 billion tonnes | 3.82 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.58 billion tonnes | 5.36 billion tonnes | 5.22 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 14.75 billion tonnes | 8.43 billion tonnes | 6.33 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 19.32 billion tonnes | 14.22 billion tonnes | 5.10 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 24.75 billion tonnes | 24.08 billion tonnes | 666.97 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 30.40 billion tonnes | 41.22 billion tonnes | 10.82 billion tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 34.56 billion tonnes | 60.01 billion tonnes | 25.45 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Canada or India?
- India, at 66.07 billion tonnes against 35.64 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Canada and India?
- 30.43 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
- 156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
- How do Canada and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Canada ranks 9th and India ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.