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