Australia vs Canada: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Australia
1.2%
in 2024
Canada
1.2%
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Canada rank
15th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 220 shared years of data; in 1805 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1840s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.2% | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Australia and Canada?
- 0.0%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 220 years are reported by both, from 1805 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 15th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. 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 coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.