Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Canada
Canada: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 1,843 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Canada, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Canada stood at 1,843 tonnes per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Canada peaked at 1,958 tonnes per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,754 tonnes per person, in 1971.
Canada ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,786 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 1,783 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1,781 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1,778 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 1,776 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1,775 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,771 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1,769 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 1,768 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,773 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 1,777 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 1,754 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1,762 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,769 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,772 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1,775 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,780 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 1,787 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1,797 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 1,809 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1,814 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1,820 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,825 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1,832 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1,842 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1,851 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,858 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1,860 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,863 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,855 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1,853 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,854 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,857 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 1,861 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1,865 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,871 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1,878 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1,884 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,894 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1,904 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,914 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,920 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,925 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,934 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1,941 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1,948 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,952 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,956 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,957 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,954 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,951 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,953 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,952 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,952 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,952 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,958 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1,955 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,952 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,943 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,934 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1,930 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,937 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,919 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1,883 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 1,843 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1,843 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 613.07 tonnes per person, 3.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,776 tonnes per person | 1,768 tonnes per person | 1,786 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,778 tonnes per person | 1,754 tonnes per person | 1,809 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,842 tonnes per person | 1,814 tonnes per person | 1,863 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,872 tonnes per person | 1,853 tonnes per person | 1,904 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,940 tonnes per person | 1,914 tonnes per person | 1,957 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,950 tonnes per person | 1,934 tonnes per person | 1,958 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,902 tonnes per person | 1,843 tonnes per person | 1,937 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Canada?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Canada was 1,843 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,958 tonnes per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,754 tonnes per person in 1971.
- How does Canada rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Canada ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.