Co emissions per capita in Canada
Canada: Co emissions per capita was 13.42 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
13.42
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
14th
of 213 countries
All-time high
18.34
in 2000
All-time low
0.0018
in 1845
Years of data
226
1790–2024
Co emissions per capita in Canada, 1790–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co emissions per capita in Canada is 13.42, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co emissions per capita in Canada peaked at 18.34 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0018, in 1845.
Canada ranks 14th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co emissions per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1790 | 0.0045 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0073 | +63.3% |
| 1801 | 0.0072 | -2.4% |
| 1802 | 0.007 | -2.4% |
| 1803 | 0.0068 | -2.4% |
| 1804 | 0.0066 | -2.4% |
| 1805 | 0.0065 | -2.4% |
| 1806 | 0.0063 | -2.4% |
| 1807 | 0.0062 | -2.4% |
| 1808 | 0.006 | -2.4% |
| 1809 | 0.0059 | -2.4% |
| 1810 | 0.0057 | -2.5% |
| 1811 | 0.0056 | -2.4% |
| 1812 | 0.0055 | -2.4% |
| 1813 | 0.0053 | -2.4% |
| 1814 | 0.0052 | -2.4% |
| 1815 | 0.0051 | -2.4% |
| 1816 | 0.0049 | -2.4% |
| 1817 | 0.0048 | -2.4% |
| 1818 | 0.0047 | -2.4% |
| 1819 | 0.0046 | -2.7% |
| 1820 | 0.0045 | -2.9% |
| 1821 | 0.0043 | -3.1% |
| 1822 | 0.0042 | -3.3% |
| 1823 | 0.004 | -3.5% |
| 1824 | 0.0039 | -3.5% |
| 1825 | 0.0037 | -3.5% |
| 1826 | 0.0036 | -3.5% |
| 1827 | 0.0035 | -3.5% |
| 1828 | 0.0034 | -3.5% |
| 1829 | 0.0032 | -3.6% |
| 1830 | 0.0031 | -3.6% |
| 1831 | 0.003 | -3.6% |
| 1832 | 0.0029 | -3.6% |
| 1833 | 0.0028 | -3.7% |
| 1834 | 0.0027 | -3.7% |
| 1835 | 0.0026 | -3.7% |
| 1836 | 0.0025 | -3.7% |
| 1837 | 0.0024 | -3.7% |
| 1838 | 0.0023 | -3.7% |
| 1839 | 0.0022 | -3.7% |
| 1840 | 0.0022 | -3.7% |
| 1841 | 0.0021 | -3.7% |
| 1842 | 0.002 | -3.7% |
| 1843 | 0.0019 | -3.7% |
| 1844 | 0.0019 | -3.7% |
| 1845 | 0.0018 | -3.7% |
| 1846 | 0.012 | +573.8% |
| 1847 | 0.0149 | +23.8% |
| 1848 | 0.0175 | +17.6% |
| 1849 | 0.0199 | +13.9% |
| 1850 | 0.0237 | +18.9% |
| 1851 | 0.0272 | +14.9% |
| 1852 | 0.0319 | +17.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0377 | +18.1% |
| 1854 | 0.0444 | +17.8% |
| 1855 | 0.052 | +17.0% |
| 1856 | 0.0603 | +16.0% |
| 1857 | 0.0704 | +16.8% |
| 1858 | 0.0834 | +18.4% |
| 1859 | 0.097 | +16.4% |
| 1860 | 0.1148 | +18.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1354 | +18.0% |
| 1862 | 0.1633 | +20.6% |
| 1863 | 0.2026 | +24.1% |
| 1864 | 0.2401 | +18.5% |
| 1865 | 0.2869 | +19.5% |
| 1866 | 0.346 | +20.6% |
| 1867 | 0.4391 | +26.9% |
| 1868 | 0.2575 | -41.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1845 | -28.4% |
| 1870 | 0.3254 | +76.4% |
| 1871 | 0.4672 | +43.6% |
| 1872 | 0.4779 | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 0.4103 | -14.1% |
| 1874 | 0.4081 | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.4649 | +13.9% |
| 1876 | 0.4538 | -2.4% |
| 1877 | 0.487 | +7.3% |
| 1878 | 0.4592 | -5.7% |
| 1879 | 0.5112 | +11.3% |
| 1880 | 1.21 | +136.5% |
| 1881 | 1.28 | +5.5% |
| 1882 | 1.49 | +17.0% |
| 1883 | 1.66 | +11.1% |
| 1884 | 1.9 | +14.4% |
| 1885 | 1.8 | -5.2% |
| 1886 | 1.9 | +5.5% |
| 1887 | 2.17 | +14.1% |
| 1888 | 2.81 | +29.7% |
| 1889 | 2.36 | -16.1% |
| 1890 | 2.56 | +8.8% |
| 1891 | 2.85 | +11.1% |
| 1892 | 2.81 | -1.4% |
| 1893 | 2.97 | +5.9% |
| 1894 | 2.81 | -5.5% |
| 1895 | 2.66 | -5.5% |
| 1896 | 2.85 | +7.2% |
| 1897 | 2.85 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 2.99 | +5.1% |
| 1899 | 3.6 | +20.4% |
| 1900 | 3.81 | +5.8% |
| 1901 | 4.31 | +13.2% |
| 1902 | 4.53 | +5.0% |
| 1903 | 4.81 | +6.1% |
| 1904 | 5.54 | +15.2% |
| 1905 | 5.76 | +4.1% |
| 1906 | 5.92 | +2.8% |
| 1907 | 7.25 | +22.3% |
| 1908 | 7.12 | -1.8% |
| 1909 | 6.64 | -6.7% |
| 1910 | 7.37 | +11.0% |
| 1911 | 8.41 | +14.1% |
| 1912 | 9.19 | +9.3% |
| 1913 | 10.62 | +15.5% |
| 1914 | 8.98 | -15.4% |
| 1915 | 7.87 | -12.4% |
| 1916 | 9.65 | +22.6% |
| 1917 | 10.55 | +9.3% |
| 1918 | 10.86 | +2.9% |
| 1919 | 9.05 | -16.7% |
| 1920 | 9.84 | +8.8% |
| 1921 | 9.22 | -6.4% |
| 1922 | 7.78 | -15.5% |
| 1923 | 10.28 | +32.0% |
| 1924 | 8.4 | -18.2% |
| 1925 | 8.03 | -4.5% |
| 1926 | 8.89 | +10.7% |
| 1927 | 9.48 | +6.7% |
| 1928 | 9.49 | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 9.86 | +3.9% |
| 1930 | 9.26 | -6.1% |
| 1931 | 7.34 | -20.7% |
| 1932 | 6.71 | -8.6% |
| 1933 | 6.57 | -2.1% |
| 1934 | 7.48 | +13.8% |
| 1935 | 7.3 | -2.5% |
| 1936 | 7.89 | +8.2% |
| 1937 | 8.47 | +7.3% |
| 1938 | 7.67 | -9.5% |
| 1939 | 8.41 | +9.7% |
| 1940 | 9.48 | +12.8% |
| 1941 | 10.33 | +8.9% |
| 1942 | 11.08 | +7.3% |
| 1943 | 11.46 | +3.4% |
| 1944 | 11.45 | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 10.45 | -8.7% |
| 1946 | 10.89 | +4.1% |
| 1947 | 11.09 | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 12.02 | +8.4% |
| 1949 | 10.78 | -10.3% |
| 1950 | 11.22 | +4.0% |
| 1951 | 11.55 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 11.01 | -4.7% |
| 1953 | 10.78 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 10.64 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 10.78 | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 11.75 | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 10.99 | -6.5% |
| 1958 | 10.65 | -3.1% |
| 1959 | 10.53 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 10.77 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 10.62 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 11.12 | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 11.12 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 12.3 | +10.6% |
| 1965 | 12.8 | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 12.92 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 13.8 | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 14.63 | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 14.6 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 15.92 | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 16.09 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 17.13 | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 16.94 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 17.07 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 17.14 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 17.01 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 17.18 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 17.33 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 18.22 | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 18.05 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 17.29 | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 16.49 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 16.07 | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 16.57 | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 16.27 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 15.44 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 16.24 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 16.92 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 16.91 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 16.48 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 15.97 | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 16.26 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 16.1 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 16.42 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 16.68 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 17.06 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 17.37 | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 17.46 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 17.77 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 18.34 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 17.91 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 17.89 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.26 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.93 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.58 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.29 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.83 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 17.17 | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 16 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 16.21 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 16.29 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.09 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.11 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.85 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.66 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.23 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 15.39 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.42 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.32 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.73 | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 13.98 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 14.11 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.88 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 13.42 | -3.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 13.42 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.14, 2.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1846 | +573.8% | 0.0018 | 0.012 |
| 1880 | +136.5% | 0.5112 | 1.21 |
| 1870 | +76.4% | 0.1845 | 0.3254 |
| 1800 | +63.3% | 0.0045 | 0.0073 |
| 1871 | +43.6% | 0.3254 | 0.4672 |
| 1868 | -41.3% | 0.4391 | 0.2575 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.0045 | 0.0045 | 0.0045 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0066 | 0.0059 | 0.0073 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.0051 | 0.0046 | 0.0057 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.0038 | 0.0032 | 0.0045 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.0027 | 0.0022 | 0.0031 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.0076 | 0.0018 | 0.0199 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.0528 | 0.0237 | 0.097 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.237 | 0.1148 | 0.4391 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4465 | 0.3254 | 0.5112 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.86 | 1.21 | 2.81 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.89 | 2.56 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.57 | 3.81 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 1910s | 9.26 | 7.37 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.13 | 7.78 | 10.28 | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.71 | 6.57 | 9.26 | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.9 | 9.48 | 12.02 | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.99 | 10.53 | 11.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 12.47 | 10.62 | 14.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 17 | 15.92 | 18.22 | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.62 | 15.44 | 18.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.76 | 15.97 | 17.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.62 | 16 | 18.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.76 | 15.23 | 16.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.82 | 13.42 | 14.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Australia 14.48 compare
- 12 United States 14.2 compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 13.94 compare
- 15 Faroe Islands 13.09 compare
- 16 Mongolia 12.86 compare
- 17 Palau 12.76 compare
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 co emissions per capita in Canada?
- Co emissions per capita in Canada was 13.42 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co emissions per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.34 in 2000.
- What is the lowest co emissions per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 in 1845.
- How does Canada rank for co emissions per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co emissions per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 Co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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