Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Canada
Canada: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was -2.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-2.2%
Change on year
down 459.3%
World rank
189th
of 215 countries
All-time high
600.0%
in 1846
All-time low
-40.7%
in 1868
Years of data
239
1786–2024
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Canada, 1786–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Canada is -2.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 459.3% on the previous year and down 246.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Canada peaked at 600.0% in 1846 and was at its lowest, -40.7%, in 1868.
Canada ranks 189th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Canada, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1786 | 0.0% | — |
| 1787 | 0.0% | — |
| 1788 | 0.0% | — |
| 1789 | 0.0% | — |
| 1790 | 0.0% | — |
| 1791 | 0.0% | — |
| 1792 | 0.0% | — |
| 1793 | 0.0% | — |
| 1794 | 0.0% | — |
| 1795 | 0.0% | — |
| 1796 | 0.0% | — |
| 1797 | 0.0% | — |
| 1798 | 0.0% | — |
| 1799 | 0.0% | — |
| 1800 | 0.0% | — |
| 1801 | 0.0% | — |
| 1802 | 0.0% | — |
| 1803 | 0.0% | — |
| 1804 | 0.0% | — |
| 1805 | 0.0% | — |
| 1806 | 0.0% | — |
| 1807 | 0.0% | — |
| 1808 | 0.0% | — |
| 1809 | 0.0% | — |
| 1810 | 0.0% | — |
| 1811 | 0.0% | — |
| 1812 | 0.0% | — |
| 1813 | 0.0% | — |
| 1814 | 0.0% | — |
| 1815 | 0.0% | — |
| 1816 | 0.0% | — |
| 1817 | 0.0% | — |
| 1818 | 0.0% | — |
| 1819 | 0.0% | — |
| 1820 | 0.0% | — |
| 1821 | 0.0% | — |
| 1822 | 0.0% | — |
| 1823 | 0.0% | — |
| 1824 | 0.0% | — |
| 1825 | 0.0% | — |
| 1826 | 0.0% | — |
| 1827 | 0.0% | — |
| 1828 | 0.0% | — |
| 1829 | 0.0% | — |
| 1830 | 0.0% | — |
| 1831 | 0.0% | — |
| 1832 | 0.0% | — |
| 1833 | 0.0% | — |
| 1834 | 0.0% | — |
| 1835 | 0.0% | — |
| 1836 | 0.0% | — |
| 1837 | 0.0% | — |
| 1838 | 0.0% | — |
| 1839 | 0.0% | — |
| 1840 | 0.0% | — |
| 1841 | 0.0% | — |
| 1842 | 0.0% | — |
| 1843 | 0.0% | — |
| 1844 | 0.0% | — |
| 1845 | 0.0% | — |
| 1846 | 600.0% | — |
| 1847 | 28.6% | -95.2% |
| 1848 | 22.2% | -22.2% |
| 1849 | 18.2% | -18.2% |
| 1850 | 23.1% | +26.9% |
| 1851 | 18.8% | -18.7% |
| 1852 | 21.1% | +12.3% |
| 1853 | 21.7% | +3.3% |
| 1854 | 21.4% | -1.4% |
| 1855 | 20.6% | -3.9% |
| 1856 | 19.5% | -5.2% |
| 1857 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 1858 | 22.0% | +8.0% |
| 1859 | 19.4% | -11.8% |
| 1860 | 20.9% | +7.6% |
| 1861 | 20.2% | -3.5% |
| 1862 | 22.4% | +10.9% |
| 1863 | 25.5% | +13.8% |
| 1864 | 19.8% | -22.4% |
| 1865 | 20.9% | +5.4% |
| 1866 | 21.9% | +5.1% |
| 1867 | 28.3% | +29.1% |
| 1868 | -40.7% | -243.7% |
| 1869 | -27.5% | -32.4% |
| 1870 | 78.6% | -385.7% |
| 1871 | 45.5% | -42.1% |
| 1872 | 3.7% | -91.9% |
| 1873 | -12.9% | -448.2% |
| 1874 | 0.9% | -107.1% |
| 1875 | 15.6% | +1609.4% |
| 1876 | -1.0% | -106.3% |
| 1877 | 8.9% | -1008.9% |
| 1878 | -4.3% | -149.0% |
| 1879 | 12.9% | -396.2% |
| 1880 | 139.6% | +983.9% |
| 1881 | 6.9% | -95.1% |
| 1882 | 18.3% | +167.4% |
| 1883 | 12.3% | -33.0% |
| 1884 | 15.7% | +28.0% |
| 1885 | -4.1% | -126.3% |
| 1886 | 6.7% | -262.4% |
| 1887 | 15.4% | +129.0% |
| 1888 | 31.2% | +102.7% |
| 1889 | -15.2% | -148.7% |
| 1890 | 9.9% | -165.5% |
| 1891 | 12.3% | +24.0% |
| 1892 | -0.4% | -103.0% |
| 1893 | 6.9% | -1985.5% |
| 1894 | -4.5% | -165.4% |
| 1895 | -4.6% | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 8.3% | -280.6% |
| 1897 | 1.0% | -87.6% |
| 1898 | 6.1% | +498.7% |
| 1899 | 22.0% | +259.0% |
| 1900 | 7.6% | -65.5% |
| 1901 | 15.6% | +105.0% |
| 1902 | 7.6% | -51.5% |
| 1903 | 9.0% | +19.2% |
| 1904 | 18.4% | +103.8% |
| 1905 | 6.9% | -62.3% |
| 1906 | 5.7% | -18.3% |
| 1907 | 25.7% | +354.4% |
| 1908 | 0.9% | -96.5% |
| 1909 | -4.3% | -579.9% |
| 1910 | 13.7% | -422.1% |
| 1911 | 16.8% | +21.9% |
| 1912 | 11.6% | -30.6% |
| 1913 | 17.9% | +53.7% |
| 1914 | -13.7% | -177.0% |
| 1915 | -10.6% | -22.7% |
| 1916 | 25.1% | -336.2% |
| 1917 | 11.5% | -54.2% |
| 1918 | 5.0% | -56.4% |
| 1919 | -15.0% | -399.1% |
| 1920 | 10.9% | -172.6% |
| 1921 | -4.6% | -142.4% |
| 1922 | -14.0% | +203.5% |
| 1923 | 34.3% | -345.2% |
| 1924 | -16.8% | -148.8% |
| 1925 | -2.8% | -83.5% |
| 1926 | 12.6% | -557.7% |
| 1927 | 8.5% | -32.4% |
| 1928 | 1.9% | -77.4% |
| 1929 | 5.6% | +190.0% |
| 1930 | -4.7% | -184.4% |
| 1931 | -19.6% | +314.7% |
| 1932 | -7.4% | -62.1% |
| 1933 | -1.0% | -86.1% |
| 1934 | 15.0% | -1555.6% |
| 1935 | -1.4% | -109.3% |
| 1936 | 9.3% | -768.6% |
| 1937 | 8.5% | -9.1% |
| 1938 | -8.5% | -200.0% |
| 1939 | 11.1% | -230.2% |
| 1940 | 14.3% | +29.6% |
| 1941 | 10.6% | -25.9% |
| 1942 | 9.1% | -14.3% |
| 1943 | 5.3% | -41.4% |
| 1944 | 1.7% | -68.1% |
| 1945 | -7.0% | -514.5% |
| 1946 | 6.1% | -186.0% |
| 1947 | 3.7% | -38.8% |
| 1948 | 10.4% | +181.4% |
| 1949 | -8.5% | -181.6% |
| 1950 | 6.3% | -173.9% |
| 1951 | 5.5% | -11.7% |
| 1952 | -2.0% | -136.3% |
| 1953 | 0.8% | -137.5% |
| 1954 | 1.5% | +94.4% |
| 1955 | 4.0% | +172.3% |
| 1956 | 12.0% | +200.3% |
| 1957 | -3.7% | -130.7% |
| 1958 | -0.4% | -90.2% |
| 1959 | 1.3% | -453.8% |
| 1960 | 4.5% | +249.5% |
| 1961 | 0.7% | -85.1% |
| 1962 | 6.7% | +904.6% |
| 1963 | 1.9% | -71.7% |
| 1964 | 12.6% | +567.6% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | -52.3% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | -52.9% |
| 1967 | 8.7% | +206.5% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -83.4% |
| 1970 | 11.1% | +773.1% |
| 1971 | 3.2% | -70.8% |
| 1972 | 8.1% | +149.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -98.4% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +1615.2% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -70.2% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | +303.4% |
| 1978 | 1.9% | -14.2% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +231.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | -95.8% |
| 1981 | -3.0% | -1237.6% |
| 1982 | -3.5% | +18.3% |
| 1983 | -1.5% | -58.2% |
| 1984 | 4.1% | -380.3% |
| 1985 | -0.8% | -119.9% |
| 1986 | -4.0% | +388.5% |
| 1987 | 6.5% | -260.9% |
| 1988 | 5.7% | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -72.4% |
| 1990 | -1.1% | -166.5% |
| 1991 | -1.8% | +71.0% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -268.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -95.2% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +2017.8% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +24.9% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -16.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -48.1% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +84.8% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | +56.0% |
| 2001 | -1.4% | -132.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -169.5% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +218.0% |
| 2004 | -0.8% | -128.1% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | -0.7% | -30.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -683.5% |
| 2008 | -2.7% | -163.9% |
| 2009 | -5.8% | +115.9% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -142.3% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -36.8% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -112.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -742.9% |
| 2014 | -0.6% | -152.9% |
| 2015 | -0.3% | -46.6% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | +381.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -241.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -54.2% |
| 2020 | -9.5% | -1489.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -126.7% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -121.0% |
| 2024 | -2.2% | +459.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2017.8% | 0.1% | 3.1% |
| 1893 | +1985.5% | -0.4% | 6.9% |
| 1875 | +1609.4% | 0.9% | 15.6% |
| 1974 | +1615.2% | 0.1% | 2.2% |
| 1934 | +1555.6% | -1.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020 | -1489.8% | 0.7% | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 1790s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1840s | 66.9% | 0.0% | 600.0% | 10 |
| 1850s | 20.8% | 18.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 11.2% | -40.7% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 14.8% | -12.9% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 1880s | 22.7% | -15.2% | 139.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 5.7% | -4.6% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.3% | -4.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.2% | -15.0% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.6% | -16.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | -19.6% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.6% | -8.5% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.5% | -3.7% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.3% | 0.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.8% | 0.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | -4.0% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.6% | -1.8% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -5.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -1.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -9.5% | 2.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Canada?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Canada was -2.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 600.0% in 1846.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.7% in 1868.
- How does Canada rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Canada ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 246.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.