Canada vs China: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Canada
4.5%
in 2024
China
9.0%
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
China rank
4th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 9.0% against 4.5% in Canada, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 7th and China ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and China in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.7% | 6.4% | 3.6% | China |
| 1860s | 3.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | China |
| 1870s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 1890s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Canada |
| 1900s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 1910s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 0.2% | Canada |
| 1920s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 1930s | 4.9% | 5.3% | 0.3% | China |
| 1940s | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1.2% | China |
| 1950s | 5.0% | 7.4% | 2.4% | China |
| 1960s | 5.0% | 8.1% | 3.1% | China |
| 1970s | 5.0% | 9.2% | 4.3% | China |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 10.1% | 5.2% | China |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 10.4% | 5.6% | China |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 10.3% | 5.6% | China |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 9.8% | 5.2% | China |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 9.2% | 4.7% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Canada or China?
- China, at 9.0% against 4.5% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Canada and China?
- 4.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Canada ranks 7th and China ranks 4th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.