Canada vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Canada
0.0016 kt per person
in 2023
United States
0.0013 kt per person
in 2023
Canada rank
17th
United States rank
20th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • United States
00.0010.0010.0020.002196119922023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.0016 kt per person against 0.0013 kt per person in United States, a difference of 0.0003 kt per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

Canada ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0013 kt per person 0.0017 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person United States
1970s 0.0016 kt per person 0.0018 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person United States
1980s 0.0015 kt per person 0.0016 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person United States
1990s 0.0019 kt per person 0.0014 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person Canada
2000s 0.0021 kt per person 0.0013 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Canada
2010s 0.002 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person Canada
2020s 0.0016 kt per person 0.0012 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Canada or United States?
Canada, at 0.0016 kt per person against 0.0013 kt per person in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Canada and United States?
0.0003 kt per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Canada ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.