Canada vs United Kingdom: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Canada
2.5%
in 2024
United Kingdom
2.3%
in 2024
Canada rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
9th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 170 shared years of data; in 1855 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 215 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 4.9% | 4.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 3.6% | 2.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 3.4% | 0.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 3.9% | 2.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 4.1% | 3.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.5% | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 3.6% | 2.2% | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 3.6% | 1.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 0.9% | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 3.6% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.6% | 0.6% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Canada or United Kingdom?
- Canada, at 2.5% against 2.3% in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.2%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 170 years are reported by both, from 1855 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.