Energy — Emissions (CO2) in Canada
Canada: Energy — Emissions (CO2) was 568,000 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Canada recorded 568,000 kt for energy — emissions in 2023.
The figure is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Canada peaked at 604,000 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 193,000 kt, in 1961.
Canada ranks 14th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 193,000 kt | — |
| 1962 | 205,000 kt | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 210,000 kt | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 237,000 kt | +12.9% |
| 1965 | 252,000 kt | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 259,000 kt | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 283,000 kt | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 306,000 kt | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 310,000 kt | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 343,000 kt | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 353,000 kt | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 379,000 kt | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 379,000 kt | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 386,000 kt | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 394,000 kt | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 396,000 kt | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 405,000 kt | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 412,000 kt | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 438,000 kt | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 440,000 kt | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 427,000 kt | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 413,000 kt | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 407,000 kt | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 423,000 kt | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 419,000 kt | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 402,000 kt | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 427,000 kt | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 451,000 kt | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 458,000 kt | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 431,000 kt | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 423,000 kt | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 439,000 kt | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 443,000 kt | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 452,000 kt | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 463,000 kt | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 475,000 kt | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 490,000 kt | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 502,000 kt | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 510,000 kt | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 529,000 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 523,000 kt | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 514,000 kt | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 548,000 kt | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 548,000 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 558,000 kt | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 567,000 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 568,000 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 552,000 kt | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 527,000 kt | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 518,000 kt | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 519,000 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 514,000 kt | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 521,000 kt | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 540,000 kt | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 541,000 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 562,000 kt | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 597,000 kt | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 602,000 kt | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 604,000 kt | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 545,000 kt | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 554,000 kt | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 568,000 kt | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 568,000 kt | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 568,000 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 30,800 kt, 18.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 250,556 kt | 193,000 kt | 310,000 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 388,500 kt | 343,000 kt | 438,000 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 426,700 kt | 402,000 kt | 458,000 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 462,800 kt | 423,000 kt | 510,000 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 543,400 kt | 514,000 kt | 568,000 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 551,800 kt | 514,000 kt | 604,000 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 558,750 kt | 545,000 kt | 568,000 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 11 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 727,000 kt compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 657,000 kt compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 575,000 kt compare
- 15 Germany 550,000 kt compare
- 16 Mexico 482,000 kt compare
- 17 South Africa 428,000 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 energy — emissions in Canada?
- Energy — emissions in Canada was 568,000 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 604,000 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,000 kt in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for energy — emissions?
- Canada ranks 14th out of 231 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf