Canada vs United Kingdom: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Canada
15.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
United Kingdom
14.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
9th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 15.65 billion tonnes against 14.65 billion tonnes in United Kingdom, a difference of 1.01 billion tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 240 shared years of data; in 1785 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 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 | 4,763 tonnes | 4,763 tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 151,444 tonnes | 249,885 tonnes | 98,441 tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.53 million tonnes | 457,472 tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 2.45 million tonnes | 7.11 million tonnes | 4.66 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 5.11 million tonnes | 21.29 million tonnes | 16.19 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 8.42 million tonnes | 50.45 million tonnes | 42.03 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 20.94 million tonnes | 101.07 million tonnes | 80.13 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 65.59 million tonnes | 221.25 million tonnes | 155.67 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 174.37 million tonnes | 438.67 million tonnes | 264.30 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 384.84 million tonnes | 748.36 million tonnes | 363.51 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 922.75 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 323.93 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 2.09 billion tonnes | 2.51 billion tonnes | 420.15 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4.09 billion tonnes | 4.90 billion tonnes | 806.15 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 6.32 billion tonnes | 7.16 billion tonnes | 842.88 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 8.38 billion tonnes | 9.28 billion tonnes | 906.16 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 10.76 billion tonnes | 11.31 billion tonnes | 556.20 million tonnes | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 13.32 billion tonnes | 13.12 billion tonnes | 194.22 million tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 15.17 billion tonnes | 14.34 billion tonnes | 831.30 million tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 15.65 billion tonnes against 14.65 billion tonnes in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 1.01 billion tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 240 years are reported by both, from 1785 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 215 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 oil. 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 oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.