Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Canada
Canada: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 2.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Canada, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.4% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Canada peaked at 8.6% in 1919 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2010.
Canada ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.2% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 5 |
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 emissions from land-use change in Canada?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Canada was 2.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1919.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.