Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Canada
Canada: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0142 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0142 kt per person for energy — emissions (co2), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0181 kt per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 kt per person, in 1961.
That places Canada 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0106 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0111 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0123 kt per person | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0128 kt per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0129 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0139 kt per person | +7.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0148 kt per person | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0147 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0161 kt per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0161 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0171 kt per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.017 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0169 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0171 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0181 kt per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0179 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0172 kt per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0164 kt per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.016 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0165 kt per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 kt per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0154 kt per person | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0161 kt per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0168 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0156 kt per person | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0151 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0155 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0154 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0156 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0158 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.016 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0164 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0166 kt per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0168 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0172 kt per person | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0169 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0164 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0173 kt per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0172 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0173 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0174 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0166 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0157 kt per person | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0152 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0152 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0156 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0163 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0162 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0143 kt per person | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0145 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0146 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 kt per person | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0142 kt per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0054 kt per person, 2.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0127 kt per person | 0.0106 kt per person | 0.0148 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0169 kt per person | 0.0161 kt per person | 0.0181 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0166 kt per person | 0.0154 kt per person | 0.0179 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0159 kt per person | 0.0151 kt per person | 0.0168 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0169 kt per person | 0.0157 kt per person | 0.0174 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0155 kt per person | 0.0148 kt per person | 0.0163 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0144 kt per person | 0.0142 kt per person | 0.0146 kt per person | 4 |
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 energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Canada?
- Energy — emissions (co2), per capita in Canada was 0.0142 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0181 kt per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 kt per person in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for energy — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.