Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Canada
Canada: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Canada stood at 1.4%. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Canada peaked at 2.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2023.
That places Canada 12th out of 117 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (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 per capita vs. GDP per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 35.64 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Canada?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Canada was 1.4% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Canada ranks 12th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.