Canada vs United States of America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)

Canada
638,055 kt
in 2023
United States of America
5.10 million kt
in 2023
Canada rank
10th
United States of America rank
8th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • Canada
  • United States of America
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5.10 million kt against 638,055 kt in Canada, a difference of 4.47 million kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 8.0 times Canada's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 200 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 278,205 kt 3.76 million kt 3.48 million kt United States of America
1970s 427,397 kt 5.02 million kt 4.60 million kt United States of America
1980s 468,474 kt 5.00 million kt 4.53 million kt United States of America
1990s 521,967 kt 5.54 million kt 5.02 million kt United States of America
2000s 615,106 kt 6.05 million kt 5.44 million kt United States of America
2010s 628,076 kt 5.54 million kt 4.91 million kt United States of America
2020s 625,595 kt 5.10 million kt 4.48 million kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), Canada or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5.10 million kt against 638,055 kt in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between Canada and United States of America?
4.47 million kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and United States of America rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
Canada ranks 10th and United States of America ranks 8th of 200 countries.
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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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
252 places, 14,511 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