Electricity — Emissions in Canada
Canada: Electricity — Emissions was 0.0679 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in Canada is 0.0679 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.0679 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0553 kt, in 1990.
That places Canada 9th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0553 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0605 kt | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0599 kt | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0604 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0614 kt | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0602 kt | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0629 kt | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0635 kt | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0625 kt | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0626 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0615 kt | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0621 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0618 kt | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0642 kt | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0651 kt | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0657 kt | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0631 kt | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.058 kt | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0605 kt | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0616 kt | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.061 kt | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0613 kt | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.06 kt | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0647 kt | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0625 kt | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0649 kt | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0614 kt | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0627 kt | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0659 kt | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0676 kt | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0677 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0679 kt | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0679 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0679 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0064 kt, 10.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0609 kt | 0.0553 kt | 0.0635 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0624 kt | 0.058 kt | 0.0657 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0632 kt | 0.06 kt | 0.0676 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0678 kt | 0.0677 kt | 0.0679 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 6 Russian Federation 0.1497 kt compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0065 kt compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 0.1183 kt compare
- 8 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0025 kt compare
- 8 Mexico 0.087 kt compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.002 kt compare
- 10 Egypt 0.0554 kt compare
- 10 United Republic of Tanzania 0.0007 kt compare
- 11 Pakistan 0.0518 kt compare
- 12 France 0.0502 kt compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 0.0006 kt compare
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 electricity — emissions in Canada?
- Electricity — emissions in Canada was 0.0679 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0679 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0553 kt in 1990.
- How does Canada rank for electricity — emissions?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.