Canada vs Ireland: Methane emissions, per capita
Canada
2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland
3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada rank
23rd
Ireland rank
21st
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Canada
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada, a difference of 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 21st of 195 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1970s | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Canada or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Canada and Ireland?
- 0.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Ireland rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Canada ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 21st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.