Africa vs Canada: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)

Africa
1.91 million kt
in 2023
Canada
638,055 kt
in 2023
Africa rank
15th
Canada rank
13th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time

  • Africa
  • Canada
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Africa currently reports 1.91 million kt against 638,055 kt in Canada, a difference of 1.27 million kt.

That makes Africa's figure about 3.0 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 15th and Canada ranks 13th of 33 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 459,561 kt 278,205 kt 181,356 kt Africa
1970s 764,657 kt 427,397 kt 337,261 kt Africa
1980s 1.04 million kt 468,474 kt 572,686 kt Africa
1990s 1.34 million kt 521,967 kt 820,577 kt Africa
2000s 1.56 million kt 615,106 kt 944,446 kt Africa
2010s 1.78 million kt 628,076 kt 1.15 million kt Africa
2020s 1.86 million kt 625,595 kt 1.24 million kt Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Africa or Canada?
Africa, at 1.91 million kt against 638,055 kt in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Africa and Canada?
1.27 million kt, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa and Canada rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Africa ranks 15th and Canada ranks 13th of 33 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 15,205 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf