Canada vs China: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas
Canada
3.2%
in 2024
China
3.5%
in 2024
Canada rank
4th
China rank
3rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 3.5% against 3.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 3rd of 146 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.5% | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 0.5% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.6% | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas, Canada or China?
- China, at 3.5% against 3.2% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas between Canada and China?
- 0.3%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Canada ranks 4th and China ranks 3rd of 146 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 burning gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.