Per capita methane emissions in Canada
Canada: Per capita methane emissions was 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
23rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1866
All-time low
2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Canada, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita methane emissions in Canada is 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Canada peaked at 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1866 and was at its lowest, 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Canada ranks 23rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 21 Russia 3.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 3.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 24 Brazil 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 25 Kazakhstan 2.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 26 South Sudan 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 methane emissions in Canada?
- Per capita methane emissions in Canada was 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1866.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Canada ranks 23rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.