Australia vs Canada: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

Australia
0.0156 kt per person
in 2023
Canada
0.0159 kt per person
in 2023
Australia rank
12th
Canada rank
11th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
00.0050.010.0150.02196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0159 kt per person against 0.0156 kt per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.

Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 11th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0124 kt per person 0.0141 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person Canada
1970s 0.0147 kt per person 0.0186 kt per person 0.0039 kt per person Canada
1980s 0.0174 kt per person 0.0182 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Canada
1990s 0.0181 kt per person 0.0179 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person Australia
2000s 0.0197 kt per person 0.0192 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Australia
2010s 0.0182 kt per person 0.0176 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person Australia
2020s 0.0161 kt per person 0.0161 kt per person 0 kt per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 0.0159 kt per person against 0.0156 kt per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita between Australia and Canada?
0.0003 kt per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 11th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.