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

Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Canada: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 2.4%

World rank

86th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.7938 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Canada is 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Canada peaked at 0.7938 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

Canada ranks 86th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Canada, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.7883 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.7938 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1962	0.783 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1963	0.747 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1964	0.6933 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1965	0.6393 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1966	0.5797 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1967	0.5482 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1968	0.509 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1969	0.4695 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1970	0.4297 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1971	0.3868 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1972	0.3451 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
1973	0.3019 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1974	0.2512 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1975	0.2355 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1976	0.2014 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.5%
1977	0.1997 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1978	0.1963 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.7%
1979	0.1795 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1980	0.1619 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1981	0.147 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1982	0.1457 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1983	0.1359 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1984	0.1322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1985	0.1306 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1986	0.128 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1987	0.1136 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1988	0.098 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1989	0.0892 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1990	0.0861 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1991	0.0849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1992	0.0886 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1993	0.0922 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1994	0.0933 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1995	0.0905 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1996	0.0882 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1997	0.086 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1998	0.0901 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.7%
1999	0.0853 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2000	0.0789 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2001	0.0806 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2002	0.0794 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2003	0.0683 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2004	0.0604 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2005	0.0535 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2006	0.0482 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2007	0.0438 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2008	0.0419 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2009	0.0478 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.1%
2010	0.041 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
2011	0.0374 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2012	0.0371 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2013	0.0371 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2014	0.0383 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
2015	0.0449 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
2016	0.0462 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2017	0.0433 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2018	0.0418 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2019	0.0417 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2020	0.0443 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2021	0.0366 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
2022	0.034 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
2023	0.0343 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2024	0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%

Canada compared with similar countries

Canada's 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0173 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6551 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4695 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7938 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2727 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1795 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4297 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1282 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0892 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1619 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0885 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0933 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0603 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0419 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0806 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0409 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0371 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0462 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0365 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0443 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Canada

83 Haiti 0.0336 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
84 Brunei 0.0336 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
85 Lithuania 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
87 Philippines 0.0331 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
88 Eritrea 0.0323 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
89 Ghana 0.0323 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 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 including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Canada?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Canada was 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The highest recorded value was 0.7938 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Canada?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0335 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does Canada rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Canada ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Canada?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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.