Carbon tax trading coverage in Canada
Canada: Carbon tax trading coverage was 37.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon tax trading coverage in Canada, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon tax trading coverage in Canada is 37.8, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 242.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon tax trading coverage in Canada peaked at 37.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
Canada ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon tax trading coverage in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0.6172 | — |
| 2008 | 5.2 | +741.9% |
| 2009 | 5.35 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.16 | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 4.93 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 4.93 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.54 | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 5.36 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 11.04 | +105.8% |
| 2016 | 11.39 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.37 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 24.84 | +118.5% |
| 2019 | 31.25 | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 36.12 | +15.6% |
| 2021 | 35.96 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 36.73 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.67 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 37.67 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 37.8 | +0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 37.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.8, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon tax trading coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +741.9% | 0.6172 | 5.2 |
| 2018 | +118.5% | 11.37 | 24.84 |
| 2015 | +105.8% | 5.36 | 11.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 0 | 5.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.58 | 4.93 | 31.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.99 | 35.96 | 37.8 | 6 |
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 carbon tax trading coverage in Canada?
- Carbon tax trading coverage in Canada was 37.8 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon tax trading coverage recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Canada rank for carbon tax trading coverage?
- Canada ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon tax trading coverage rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon tax trading coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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