Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada
Canada: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 16.24 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.24 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
9th
of 194 countries
All-time high
55.88 tonnes per person
in 1913
All-time low
16.24 tonnes per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada, 1850–2024
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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada is 16.24 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada peaked at 55.88 tonnes per person in 1913 and was at its lowest, 16.24 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Canada ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 28.38 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 29.43 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1852 | 29.94 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1853 | 29.8 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 30.49 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1855 | 31.62 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1856 | 30.32 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1857 | 30.19 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 30.12 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1859 | 30.38 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 32.73 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1861 | 33.32 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1862 | 33.63 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 34.05 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1864 | 34.93 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1865 | 35 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 34.91 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1867 | 35.32 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1868 | 35.25 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 35.93 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1870 | 33.2 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1871 | 32.74 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 32.41 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1873 | 31.26 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1874 | 30.46 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1875 | 30.52 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 30.44 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 30.4 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 30.19 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1879 | 30.11 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1880 | 31.22 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1881 | 30.99 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 31.75 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1883 | 32.63 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1884 | 32.26 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 31.92 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1886 | 32.25 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 32.37 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 33.07 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1889 | 32.71 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1890 | 30.18 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1891 | 29.73 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1892 | 28.8 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1893 | 28.49 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1894 | 27.88 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 27.94 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 28.15 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1897 | 27.65 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1898 | 27.33 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 27.4 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 37.82 tonnes per person | +38.0% |
| 1901 | 41.6 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1902 | 43.83 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1903 | 45.69 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1904 | 47.86 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1905 | 48.81 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1906 | 49.71 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1907 | 51.05 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1908 | 51.08 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 51.07 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 52.27 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1911 | 53.59 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 54.32 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 55.88 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1914 | 55.06 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1915 | 52.81 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1916 | 55.39 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1917 | 54.66 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1918 | 55.87 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1919 | 53.86 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1920 | 50.47 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1921 | 47.94 tonnes per person | -5.0% |
| 1922 | 46.85 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 47.09 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 44.79 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1925 | 43.42 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1926 | 44.04 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1927 | 42.88 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1928 | 42.18 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 42.36 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 40.73 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1931 | 38.47 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1932 | 37.24 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1933 | 36.07 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1934 | 37.05 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1935 | 36.14 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1936 | 36.67 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1937 | 36.43 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1938 | 35.37 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1939 | 35.74 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1940 | 34.46 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1941 | 34.2 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1942 | 34.71 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 33.94 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1944 | 33.12 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1945 | 32.09 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1946 | 32.12 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1947 | 31.38 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1948 | 31.75 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1949 | 29.91 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1950 | 36.25 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1951 | 36.69 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1952 | 37.42 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 37.67 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 37.9 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 38.04 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 38.1 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 38.53 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 37.28 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1959 | 37.38 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 35.19 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 1961 | 32.85 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 30.77 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 30.16 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 31.02 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 31.34 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 28.37 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1967 | 29.11 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 27.49 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 28.95 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 28.7 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 29.08 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 28.16 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 27.71 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 28.22 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 27.76 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 28.43 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 28.07 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 27.69 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 29.03 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 28.95 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 27.79 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 26.33 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 25.18 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 27.08 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 25.59 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 25.75 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 26.06 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 26.18 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 25.68 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 25.17 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 23.96 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 24.6 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 24.16 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 24.64 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 24.94 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 25.95 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 25.14 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 25.05 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.5 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.98 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 26.68 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.56 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 25.54 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 25.24 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.93 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 23.44 tonnes per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 22.94 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 21.98 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 19.33 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 18.81 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 20.13 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 20.04 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.03 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 20.21 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.19 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 19.07 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 19.83 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 19.21 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 18.5 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 16.93 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 17.49 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 17.04 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 16.97 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.24 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 16.24 tonnes per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.19 tonnes per person, 2.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +38.0% | 27.4 tonnes per person | 37.82 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 30.07 tonnes per person | 28.38 tonnes per person | 31.62 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 34.51 tonnes per person | 32.73 tonnes per person | 35.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 31.17 tonnes per person | 30.11 tonnes per person | 33.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 32.12 tonnes per person | 30.99 tonnes per person | 33.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 28.35 tonnes per person | 27.33 tonnes per person | 30.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 46.85 tonnes per person | 37.82 tonnes per person | 51.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 54.37 tonnes per person | 52.27 tonnes per person | 55.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 45.2 tonnes per person | 42.18 tonnes per person | 50.47 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 36.99 tonnes per person | 35.37 tonnes per person | 40.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 32.77 tonnes per person | 29.91 tonnes per person | 34.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 37.53 tonnes per person | 36.25 tonnes per person | 38.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 30.52 tonnes per person | 27.49 tonnes per person | 35.19 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.28 tonnes per person | 27.69 tonnes per person | 29.08 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.46 tonnes per person | 25.18 tonnes per person | 28.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.91 tonnes per person | 23.96 tonnes per person | 25.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.26 tonnes per person | 19.33 tonnes per person | 26.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6 tonnes per person | 18.5 tonnes per person | 20.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.94 tonnes per person | 16.24 tonnes per person | 17.49 tonnes per person | 5 |
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- 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 including land-use change in Canada?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada was 16.24 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 including land-use change recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 55.88 tonnes per person in 1913.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.24 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.