Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Canada
Canada: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 6.15 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.15 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
21st
of 213 countries
All-time high
10.91 tonnes per person
in 1974
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1790
Years of data
226
1790–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Canada, 1790–2024
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 by fuel type in Canada stood at 6.15 tonnes per person.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Canada peaked at 10.91 tonnes per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1790.
That places Canada 21st out of 213 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
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| 1861 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1862 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | — |
| 1863 | 0.0095 tonnes per person | +347.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1865 | 0.0134 tonnes per person | +28.6% |
| 1866 | 0.0194 tonnes per person | +44.5% |
| 1867 | 0.0212 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1868 | 0.023 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1869 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0289 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1872 | 0.0323 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1873 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1874 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -56.6% |
| 1875 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +31.4% |
| 1876 | 0.0314 tonnes per person | +43.7% |
| 1877 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1878 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1879 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +80.7% |
| 1880 | 0.033 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | -21.5% |
| 1882 | 0.0256 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1883 | 0.0196 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1885 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0506 tonnes per person | +134.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1888 | 0.0595 tonnes per person | +31.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0589 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1892 | 0.0645 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1893 | 0.0653 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1894 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1895 | 0.0582 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 1896 | 0.0577 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0564 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1898 | 0.0593 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1899 | 0.0627 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1900 | 0.0697 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1901 | 0.057 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0395 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1903 | 0.0384 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1904 | 0.0466 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0859 tonnes per person | +84.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0621 tonnes per person | -27.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0949 tonnes per person | +52.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0885 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0252 tonnes per person | -71.5% |
| 1910 | 0.1088 tonnes per person | +332.0% |
| 1911 | 0.135 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1912 | 0.2078 tonnes per person | +53.9% |
| 1913 | 0.2695 tonnes per person | +29.7% |
| 1914 | 0.3152 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1915 | 0.3052 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1916 | 0.3881 tonnes per person | +27.1% |
| 1917 | 0.4897 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1918 | 0.5573 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1919 | 0.5821 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1920 | 0.4074 tonnes per person | -30.0% |
| 1921 | 0.4842 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1922 | 0.5596 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1923 | 0.5195 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1924 | 0.5836 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1925 | 0.563 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1926 | 0.6972 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1927 | 0.8318 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 1928 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1929 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +23.3% |
| 1930 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1932 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 1933 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1934 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1935 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1936 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1937 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1938 | 1.51 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1940 | 1.84 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 1941 | 2.02 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1942 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1943 | 2.04 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1944 | 2.25 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1945 | 2.15 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1946 | 2.3 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1947 | 2.42 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1948 | 2.75 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1949 | 2.92 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1950 | 3.82 tonnes per person | +30.7% |
| 1951 | 4.29 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1952 | 4.41 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 4.69 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 1954 | 4.91 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 5.45 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 1956 | 6.02 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1957 | 6.02 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 6.11 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 6.15 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 6.47 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 6.5 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 6.78 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 7.08 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 7.44 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1965 | 7.71 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 7.77 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 8.4 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 8.64 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 8.63 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 9.86 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 10.06 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 10.5 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 10.58 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 10.91 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 10.45 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 9.96 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 1977 | 9.85 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 9.75 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 10.08 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 9.84 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 9.17 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 8.3 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 7.63 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 7.5 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 7.2 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 7.11 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 7.61 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 7.83 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 7.55 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 7.64 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 7.1 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 7.12 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 7.15 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 7.24 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 7.26 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 7.42 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 7.61 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 7.64 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 7.67 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 7.68 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.73 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 7.68 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.1 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 8.21 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.96 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 7.84 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 7.97 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 7.63 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 7.43 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.52 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.48 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.39 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.36 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.07 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 7.01 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.82 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.86 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.92 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.91 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.91 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 6.08 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 6.24 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.15 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.15 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 6.15 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3 tonnes per person, 1.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1863 | +347.3% | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0095 tonnes per person |
| 1910 | +332.0% | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.1088 tonnes per person |
| 1886 | +134.4% | 0.0216 tonnes per person | 0.0506 tonnes per person |
| 1905 | +84.4% | 0.0466 tonnes per person | 0.0859 tonnes per person |
| 1879 | +80.7% | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 0.055 tonnes per person |
| 1909 | -71.5% | 0.0885 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0237 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0313 tonnes per person | 0.0166 tonnes per person | 0.055 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0362 tonnes per person | 0.0196 tonnes per person | 0.0595 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.062 tonnes per person | 0.0564 tonnes per person | 0.0675 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0608 tonnes per person | 0.0252 tonnes per person | 0.0949 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3359 tonnes per person | 0.1088 tonnes per person | 0.5821 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6931 tonnes per person | 0.4074 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 1.04 tonnes per person | 1.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.26 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | 2.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.19 tonnes per person | 3.82 tonnes per person | 6.15 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.54 tonnes per person | 6.47 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.2 tonnes per person | 9.75 tonnes per person | 10.91 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.97 tonnes per person | 7.11 tonnes per person | 9.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 tonnes per person | 7.1 tonnes per person | 7.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.82 tonnes per person | 7.43 tonnes per person | 8.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.13 tonnes per person | 6.82 tonnes per person | 7.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.11 tonnes per person | 5.91 tonnes per person | 6.24 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 18 Iceland 6.98 tonnes per person compare
- 19 Qatar 6.35 tonnes per person compare
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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 per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Canada?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Canada was 6.15 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 by fuel type recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 tonnes per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1790.
- How does Canada rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Canada ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.