Consumption-based carbon intensity in Canada
Canada: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.3011 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, consumption-based carbon intensity in Canada stood at 0.3011 kilograms per international-$. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Canada peaked at 0.6194 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3011 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places Canada 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5719 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5255 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6194 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.465 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4295 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5112 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3775 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4399 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3062 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3011 kilograms per international-$ | 0.31 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 34 Bahrain 0.3203 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 35 Bolivia 0.308 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 36 Bulgaria 0.3053 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 38 Slovenia 0.2972 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 39 Mauritius 0.2863 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 40 United States 0.2855 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Canada?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Canada was 0.3011 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6194 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3011 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).