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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.