Canada vs United States: IPPU — Emissions per capita
Canada
1.15 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
United States
1.09 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Canada rank
23rd
United States rank
24th
IPPU — Emissions per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.15 t CO2eq/cap against 1.09 t CO2eq/cap in United States, a difference of 0.06 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 23rd and United States ranks 24th of 222 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.58 t CO2eq/cap | 1.11 t CO2eq/cap | 0.475 t CO2eq/cap | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.38 t CO2eq/cap | 1.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.331 t CO2eq/cap | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.26 t CO2eq/cap | 1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.261 t CO2eq/cap | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.2 t CO2eq/cap | 1.06 t CO2eq/cap | 0.135 t CO2eq/cap | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions per capita, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 1.15 t CO2eq/cap against 1.09 t CO2eq/cap in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions per capita between Canada and United States?
- 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions per capita?
- Canada ranks 23rd and United States ranks 24th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.