Canada vs Qatar: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Canada
6.15 tonnes per person
in 2024
Qatar
6.35 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada rank
21st
Qatar rank
19th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Canada
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 6.35 tonnes per person against 6.15 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 0.2 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Qatar ahead.
Canada ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 19th of 213 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.92 tonnes per person | 11.04 tonnes per person | 8.12 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1950s | 5.19 tonnes per person | 12.57 tonnes per person | 7.39 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 7.54 tonnes per person | 3.28 tonnes per person | 4.26 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 10.2 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 6.19 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.97 tonnes per person | 6.63 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.38 tonnes per person | 10.65 tonnes per person | 3.27 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 7.82 tonnes per person | 14.94 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | Qatar |
| 2010s | 7.13 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.11 tonnes per person | 5.24 tonnes per person | 0.8644 tonnes per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Canada or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 6.35 tonnes per person against 6.15 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Canada and Qatar?
- 0.2 tonnes per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Qatar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Qatar rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Canada ranks 21st and Qatar ranks 19th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.