Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Canada
Canada: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0008 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Canada stood at 0.0008 kt per person.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0009 kt per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per person, in 1961.
That places Canada 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 kt per person | +11.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 kt per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 kt per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 kt per person | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 kt per person | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 kt per person | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 kt per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 kt per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 kt per person | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 kt per person | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 kt per person | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 kt per person | +45.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kt per person | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 kt per person | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 kt per person | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 kt per person | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 kt per person | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 kt per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 kt per person | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 kt per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 kt per person | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 kt per person | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 kt per person | +2.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0008 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per person, 5.9× the median. (78 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +45.8% | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Canada?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Canada was 0.0008 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 kt per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per person in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.