Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Canada
Canada: Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita was 0.2435 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Canada stood at 0.2435. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Canada peaked at 0.404 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2435, in 2024.
That places Canada 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3906 | 0.3706 | 0.404 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3426 | 0.3131 | 0.3657 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2953 | 0.2812 | 0.3145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2528 | 0.2435 | 0.2666 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Canada
- Share co2 vs population 0.5266 (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 34.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 13.42 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 35.64 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 13.42 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 13.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Canada?
- Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita in Canada was 0.2435 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.404 in 1992.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2435 in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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