Canada vs China: IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita

Canada
0.0007 kt per person
in 2023
China
0.0009 kt per person
in 2023
Canada rank
13th
China rank
12th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita over time

  • Canada
  • China
0000.0010.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0009 kt per person against 0.0007 kt per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0002 kt per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 13th and China ranks 12th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0007 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Canada
1970s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Canada
1980s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0007 kt per person Canada
1990s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0006 kt per person Canada
2000s 0.0009 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person Canada
2010s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0008 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person China
2020s 0.0007 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2), per capita, Canada or China?
China, at 0.0009 kt per person against 0.0007 kt per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2), per capita between Canada and China?
0.0002 kt per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Canada and China rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2), per capita?
Canada ranks 13th and China ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2), 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

IPPU — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.