Canada vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Canada
8.99 billion tonnes
in 2024
United States
82.47 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 82.47 billion tonnes against 8.99 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 73.48 billion tonnes.
That makes United States's figure about 9.2 times Canada's.
Across all 225 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 146 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 23 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 14.14 million tonnes | 14.14 million tonnes | United States |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 100.21 million tonnes | 100.21 million tonnes | United States |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 218.60 million tonnes | 218.60 million tonnes | United States |
| 1910s | 4.48 million tonnes | 463.07 million tonnes | 458.59 million tonnes | United States |
| 1920s | 14.48 million tonnes | 888.30 million tonnes | 873.83 million tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | 27.12 million tonnes | 1.71 billion tonnes | 1.68 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1940s | 47.54 million tonnes | 3.14 billion tonnes | 3.09 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 92.40 million tonnes | 6.45 billion tonnes | 6.35 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 305.83 million tonnes | 12.76 billion tonnes | 12.46 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 943.83 million tonnes | 22.64 billion tonnes | 21.70 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 2.02 billion tonnes | 32.60 billion tonnes | 30.59 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 3.33 billion tonnes | 42.71 billion tonnes | 39.38 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 4.95 billion tonnes | 54.46 billion tonnes | 49.51 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 6.83 billion tonnes | 67.36 billion tonnes | 60.53 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 8.51 billion tonnes | 79.03 billion tonnes | 70.52 billion tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 82.47 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 United States?
- 73.48 billion tonnes, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.