Co2 intensity in Canada
Canada: Co2 intensity was 0.3109 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.3109
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
38th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.67
in 1921
All-time low
0.0012
in 1840
Years of data
158
1820–2022
Co2 intensity in Canada, 1820–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, co2 intensity in Canada stood at 0.3109.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in Canada peaked at 1.67 in 1921 and was at its lowest, 0.0012, in 1840.
That places Canada 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 158 years of available data.
Co2 intensity in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 0.0031 | — |
| 1830 | 0.002 | -36.9% |
| 1840 | 0.0012 | -40.7% |
| 1850 | 0.0111 | +854.5% |
| 1860 | 0.0489 | +339.4% |
| 1870 | 0.1198 | +145.0% |
| 1871 | 0.1675 | +39.8% |
| 1872 | 0.1756 | +4.8% |
| 1873 | 0.1389 | -20.9% |
| 1874 | 0.1369 | -1.5% |
| 1875 | 0.162 | +18.3% |
| 1876 | 0.172 | +6.2% |
| 1877 | 0.1756 | +2.1% |
| 1878 | 0.1747 | -0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.18 | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4123 | +129.0% |
| 1881 | 0.3863 | -6.3% |
| 1882 | 0.4371 | +13.2% |
| 1883 | 0.4892 | +11.9% |
| 1884 | 0.5238 | +7.1% |
| 1885 | 0.5348 | +2.1% |
| 1886 | 0.5645 | +5.6% |
| 1887 | 0.631 | +11.8% |
| 1888 | 0.7715 | +22.3% |
| 1889 | 0.6504 | -15.7% |
| 1890 | 0.666 | +2.4% |
| 1891 | 0.7302 | +9.6% |
| 1892 | 0.7319 | +0.2% |
| 1893 | 0.7873 | +7.6% |
| 1894 | 0.7179 | -8.8% |
| 1895 | 0.6927 | -3.5% |
| 1896 | 0.7698 | +11.1% |
| 1897 | 0.7015 | -8.9% |
| 1898 | 0.7165 | +2.1% |
| 1899 | 0.799 | +11.5% |
| 1900 | 0.8147 | +2.0% |
| 1901 | 0.8725 | +7.1% |
| 1902 | 0.8549 | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 0.9051 | +5.9% |
| 1904 | 1.06 | +16.7% |
| 1905 | 1.01 | -4.3% |
| 1906 | 0.9709 | -3.9% |
| 1907 | 1.15 | +18.8% |
| 1908 | 1.22 | +6.0% |
| 1909 | 1.06 | -13.5% |
| 1910 | 1.11 | +4.8% |
| 1911 | 1.21 | +9.3% |
| 1912 | 1.27 | +4.7% |
| 1913 | 1.42 | +12.3% |
| 1914 | 1.32 | -7.6% |
| 1915 | 1.11 | -16.0% |
| 1916 | 1.26 | +13.7% |
| 1917 | 1.35 | +7.1% |
| 1918 | 1.51 | +12.2% |
| 1919 | 1.39 | -8.0% |
| 1920 | 1.56 | +12.2% |
| 1921 | 1.67 | +6.9% |
| 1922 | 1.25 | -25.0% |
| 1923 | 1.58 | +26.8% |
| 1924 | 1.3 | -18.0% |
| 1925 | 1.14 | -12.3% |
| 1926 | 1.22 | +6.9% |
| 1927 | 1.2 | -1.2% |
| 1928 | 1.13 | -6.4% |
| 1929 | 1.19 | +5.8% |
| 1930 | 1.17 | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 1.12 | -4.9% |
| 1932 | 1.11 | -0.3% |
| 1933 | 1.18 | +6.6% |
| 1934 | 1.23 | +4.0% |
| 1935 | 1.12 | -8.8% |
| 1936 | 1.17 | +3.8% |
| 1937 | 1.16 | -0.8% |
| 1938 | 1.03 | -10.8% |
| 1939 | 1.08 | +4.8% |
| 1940 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 1.05 | -2.9% |
| 1942 | 0.9769 | -7.3% |
| 1943 | 0.9844 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 0.9647 | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 0.9255 | -4.1% |
| 1946 | 0.9917 | +7.2% |
| 1947 | 0.9849 | -0.7% |
| 1948 | 1.07 | +8.4% |
| 1949 | 0.9562 | -10.5% |
| 1950 | 0.9465 | -1.0% |
| 1951 | 0.9454 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.8635 | -8.7% |
| 1953 | 0.8312 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 0.8493 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 0.8078 | -4.9% |
| 1956 | 0.8369 | +3.6% |
| 1957 | 0.7834 | -6.4% |
| 1958 | 0.7669 | -2.1% |
| 1959 | 0.7464 | -2.7% |
| 1960 | 0.7562 | +1.3% |
| 1961 | 0.7394 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.7373 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7151 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7562 | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7518 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.7261 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.7661 | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.7839 | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.7541 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8168 | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7988 | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8201 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7662 | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.7523 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.7492 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7142 | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7062 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6917 | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7059 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6984 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6571 | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6539 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.626 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6165 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5801 | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5425 | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5551 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5596 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5551 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5479 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5483 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5585 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5436 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5347 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5332 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5408 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5317 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.518 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5043 | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4981 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4813 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4703 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4746 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4552 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4354 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.42 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4275 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4108 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3977 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3941 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.387 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3796 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3755 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3627 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3591 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3496 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3472 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3429 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3388 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3232 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3155 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3109 | -1.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.3109 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1825, 1.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | +854.5% | 0.0012 | 0.0111 |
| 1860 | +339.4% | 0.0111 | 0.0489 |
| 1870 | +145.0% | 0.0489 | 0.1198 |
| 1880 | +129.0% | 0.18 | 0.4123 |
| 1871 | +39.8% | 0.1198 | 0.1675 |
| 1840 | -40.7% | 0.002 | 0.0012 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.0031 | 0.0031 | 0.0031 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.002 | 0.002 | 0.002 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 0.0012 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.0111 | 0.0111 | 0.0111 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.0489 | 0.0489 | 0.0489 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.1603 | 0.1198 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5401 | 0.3863 | 0.7715 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7313 | 0.666 | 0.799 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9918 | 0.8147 | 1.22 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.29 | 1.11 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.32 | 1.13 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.14 | 1.03 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9992 | 0.9255 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8377 | 0.7464 | 0.9465 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7486 | 0.7151 | 0.7839 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7521 | 0.6917 | 0.8201 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6044 | 0.5425 | 0.6984 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5361 | 0.5043 | 0.5585 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4471 | 0.3977 | 0.4981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3637 | 0.3388 | 0.3941 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3165 | 0.3109 | 0.3232 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 intensity in Canada?
- Co2 intensity in Canada was 0.3109 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 in 1921.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 in 1840.
- How does Canada rank for co2 intensity?
- Canada ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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