Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Canada
Canada: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 1,710 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Canada stood at 1,710 kilograms per person. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Canada peaked at 2,494 kilograms per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,710 kilograms per person, in 2023.
Canada ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,277 kilograms per person | 2,087 kilograms per person | 2,457 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,280 kilograms per person | 2,123 kilograms per person | 2,494 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,002 kilograms per person | 1,879 kilograms per person | 2,108 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,816 kilograms per person | 1,710 kilograms per person | 1,894 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 5 Iran 1,796 kilograms per person compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 1,730 kilograms per person compare
- 8 United Arab Emirates 1,648 kilograms per person compare
- 9 Kuwait 1,610 kilograms per person compare
- 10 United States 1,497 kilograms per person compare
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 by sector in Canada?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Canada was 1,710 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2,494 kilograms per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,710 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.