Open shrubland — Emissions in Canada

Canada: Open shrubland — Emissions was 1.22 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.22 kt
Change on year
down 87.7%
World rank
11th
of 212 countries
All-time high
42.79 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.0348 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Open shrubland — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2024

0102030401990200720241990: 3.7 kt1991: 3.7 kt1992: 3.7 kt1993: 3.7 kt1994: 3.7 kt1995: 3.7 kt1996: 8.5 kt1997: 7.8 kt1998: 42.8 kt1999: 16.2 kt2000: 5.7 kt2001: 0.035 kt2002: 0.813 kt2003: 0.525 kt2004: 1.8 kt2005: 0.78 kt2006: 0.092 kt2007: 0.716 kt2008: 0.039 kt2009: 0.361 kt2010: 0.772 kt2011: 0.401 kt2012: 0.784 kt2013: 2.3 kt2014: 4.3 kt2015: 0.798 kt2016: 0.097 kt2017: 0.477 kt2018: 0.294 kt2019: 0.082 kt2020: 0.14 kt2021: 0.212 kt2022: 0.77 kt2023: 9.9 kt2024: 1.2 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Canada recorded 1.22 kt for open shrubland — emissions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 87.7% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, open shrubland — emissions in Canada peaked at 42.79 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0348 kt, in 2001.

That places Canada 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.78 kt 3.75 kt 42.79 kt 10
2000s 1.08 kt 0.0348 kt 5.66 kt 10
2010s 1.02 kt 0.0816 kt 4.26 kt 10
2020s 2.44 kt 0.1396 kt 9.87 kt 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 8 Argentina 1.66 kt compare
  2. 9 Angola 1.49 kt compare
  3. 10 Namibia 1.32 kt compare
  4. 12 Mexico 0.6178 kt compare
  5. 13 Pakistan 0.6071 kt compare
  6. 14 Madagascar, Republic of 0.5731 kt compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More climate change data for Canada

All data for Canada →

Frequently asked questions

What is open shrubland — emissions in Canada?
Open shrubland — emissions in Canada was 1.22 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest open shrubland — emissions recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 42.79 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest open shrubland — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0348 kt in 2001.
How does Canada rank for open shrubland — emissions?
Canada ranks 11th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is open shrubland — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Open shrubland — Emissions in Canada. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/open-shrubland-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/canada/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/open-shrubland-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/canada/">Open shrubland — Emissions in Canada</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.