Australia vs Canada: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average
Australia
14.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada
13.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Canada rank
14th
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14.48 tonnes per person against 13.42 tonnes per person in Canada, a difference of 1.06 tonnes per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 226 shared years of data; in 1790 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 14th of 213 countries.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.