Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Canada
Canada: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1837 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Canada, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Canada stood at 0.1837 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Canada peaked at 0.2407 tonnes per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0179 tonnes per person, in 1933.
That places Canada 44th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 97 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0919 tonnes per person | 0.0879 tonnes per person | 0.0959 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.043 tonnes per person | 0.0179 tonnes per person | 0.0909 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0637 tonnes per person | 0.0459 tonnes per person | 0.093 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1272 tonnes per person | 0.0947 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.173 tonnes per person | 0.145 tonnes per person | 0.1995 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2072 tonnes per person | 0.1661 tonnes per person | 0.2407 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1985 tonnes per person | 0.1537 tonnes per person | 0.2358 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2024 tonnes per person | 0.1686 tonnes per person | 0.2326 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2218 tonnes per person | 0.1586 tonnes per person | 0.2359 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1776 tonnes per person | 0.1659 tonnes per person | 0.1904 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1823 tonnes per person | 0.1739 tonnes per person | 0.192 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Canada
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.5% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 34.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 35.64 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 13.42 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Canada?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Canada was 0.1837 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2407 tonnes per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0179 tonnes per person in 1933.
- How does Canada rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Canada ranks 44th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.