Canada vs China: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Canada
8.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
China
9.63 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
China rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 9.63 billion tonnes against 8.99 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 647.17 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 3rd of 146 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 4.48 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 4.48 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 14.48 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 14.48 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 27.12 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 27.12 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 47.54 million tonnes | 0 tonnes | 47.54 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 92.40 million tonnes | 239,258 tonnes | 92.16 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 305.83 million tonnes | 13.88 million tonnes | 291.95 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 943.83 million tonnes | 93.43 million tonnes | 850.40 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 325.42 million tonnes | 1.69 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 642.75 million tonnes | 2.69 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.95 billion tonnes | 1.27 billion tonnes | 3.68 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.83 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | 3.27 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 8.51 billion tonnes | 7.96 billion tonnes | 550.13 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Canada or China?
- China, at 9.63 billion tonnes against 8.99 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Canada and China?
- 647.17 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 3rd of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.