How does Canada rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?

Canada ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.

Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Canada: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

86th

of 193 countries

All-time high

0.6367 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Canada peaked at 0.6367 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places Canada 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.6342 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.6367 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
1962	0.6258 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1963	0.595 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1964	0.5498 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1965	0.5047 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
1966	0.4554 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1967	0.4283 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1968	0.3952 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1969	0.3624 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1970	0.3294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1971	0.2945 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1972	0.2607 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1973	0.2263 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1974	0.1869 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1975	0.1738 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
1976	0.1476 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1977	0.1453 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1978	0.1417 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1979	0.1286 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1980	0.1151 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1981	0.1038 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1982	0.1021 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
1983	0.0947 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1984	0.0915 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1985	0.0898 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1986	0.0875 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1987	0.0771 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
1988	0.0661 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
1989	0.0598 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
1990	0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1991	0.0561 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1992	0.0582 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1993	0.0602 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1994	0.0605 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1995	0.0583 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1996	0.0564 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1997	0.0547 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1998	0.0569 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1999	0.0535 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2000	0.0491 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2001	0.0498 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
2002	0.0487 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2003	0.0416 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
2004	0.0366 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2005	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2006	0.0288 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2007	0.026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2008	0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2009	0.0279 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+13.3%
2010	0.0238 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.8%
2011	0.0215 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2012	0.0212 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2013	0.0211 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2014	0.0216 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2015	0.0252 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
2016	0.0258 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2017	0.024 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2018	0.023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
2019	0.0228 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2020	0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2021	0.0198 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
2022	0.0183 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2023	0.0183 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2024	0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

Canada's 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0009 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 20.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5188 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3624 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6367 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1286 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3294 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0887 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0598 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1151 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0572 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0535 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0605 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0365 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0247 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0498 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.023 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0211 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0258 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0197 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0241 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Canada

83 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.02 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
84 El Salvador 0.0189 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
85 South Africa 0.018 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
87 Jamaica 0.0165 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
88 Lithuania 0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
89 Botswana 0.0148 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Canada?: Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp in Canada was 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.6367 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Canada rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Canada ranks 86th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.