Canada vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Canada
40.40 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
42.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
India rank
6th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Canada
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 42.04 billion tonnes against 40.40 billion tonnes in Canada, a difference of 1.64 billion tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.

Canada ranks 7th and India ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and India in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada India Difference Ahead
1850s 447.37 million tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes 560.09 million tonnes India
1860s 1.50 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes 699.55 million tonnes India
1870s 2.74 billion tonnes 3.25 billion tonnes 505.19 million tonnes India
1880s 4.04 billion tonnes 4.33 billion tonnes 285.93 million tonnes India
1890s 5.39 billion tonnes 5.46 billion tonnes 71.88 million tonnes India
1900s 7.25 billion tonnes 6.53 billion tonnes 720.93 million tonnes Canada
1910s 10.35 billion tonnes 7.53 billion tonnes 2.82 billion tonnes Canada
1920s 13.83 billion tonnes 9.95 billion tonnes 3.87 billion tonnes Canada
1930s 17.05 billion tonnes 14.41 billion tonnes 2.64 billion tonnes Canada
1940s 19.96 billion tonnes 19.31 billion tonnes 646.41 million tonnes Canada
1950s 23.31 billion tonnes 25.47 billion tonnes 2.16 billion tonnes India
1960s 27.34 billion tonnes 31.20 billion tonnes 3.86 billion tonnes India
1970s 30.21 billion tonnes 34.30 billion tonnes 4.10 billion tonnes India
1980s 32.76 billion tonnes 36.71 billion tonnes 3.95 billion tonnes India
1990s 35.20 billion tonnes 38.46 billion tonnes 3.26 billion tonnes India
2000s 37.58 billion tonnes 39.75 billion tonnes 2.17 billion tonnes India
2010s 39.15 billion tonnes 41.17 billion tonnes 2.02 billion tonnes India
2020s 40.16 billion tonnes 41.99 billion tonnes 1.82 billion tonnes India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Canada or India?
India, at 42.04 billion tonnes against 40.40 billion tonnes in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Canada and India?
1.64 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Canada and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Canada ranks 7th and India ranks 6th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change
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
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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