Australia vs Canada: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Australia
14.48 tonnes per person
in 2024
Canada
13.42 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Canada rank
14th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita 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.
Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 11 and Canada in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1800s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1810s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0051 tonnes per person | 0.0032 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.0144 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0105 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1830s | 0.0439 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1840s | 0.1099 tonnes per person | 0.0076 tonnes per person | 0.1023 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.2466 tonnes per person | 0.0528 tonnes per person | 0.1938 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.6534 tonnes per person | 0.237 tonnes per person | 0.4164 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1870s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.4465 tonnes per person | 0.5899 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 1880s | 1.69 tonnes per person | 1.86 tonnes per person | 0.1648 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 0.8071 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 3.24 tonnes per person | 5.57 tonnes per person | 2.33 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 4.55 tonnes per person | 9.26 tonnes per person | 4.71 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 4.79 tonnes per person | 9.13 tonnes per person | 4.34 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 7.71 tonnes per person | 3.37 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 5.62 tonnes per person | 10.9 tonnes per person | 5.28 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 7.58 tonnes per person | 10.99 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 9.55 tonnes per person | 12.47 tonnes per person | 2.91 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 12.35 tonnes per person | 17 tonnes per person | 4.65 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 14.22 tonnes per person | 16.62 tonnes per person | 2.41 tonnes per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 16.85 tonnes per person | 16.76 tonnes per person | 0.0923 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 18.76 tonnes per person | 17.62 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 17.08 tonnes per person | 15.76 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.82 tonnes per person | 13.82 tonnes per person | 0.9991 tonnes per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 14.48 tonnes per person against 13.42 tonnes per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Australia and Canada?
- 1.06 tonnes per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 226 years are reported by both, from 1790 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Australia ranks 11th and Canada ranks 14th 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 Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ 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
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.