Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Canada
Canada: Production consumption carbon intensity energy was 0.1846 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.1846
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
17th
of 43 countries
All-time high
0.2331
in 2002
All-time low
0.1809
in 2006
Years of data
23
1997–2019
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Canada, 1997–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, production consumption carbon intensity energy in Canada stood at 0.1846.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, production consumption carbon intensity energy in Canada peaked at 0.2331 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1809, in 2006.
Canada ranks 17th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.2067 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2188 | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.21 | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2171 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2248 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2331 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1949 | -16.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1936 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1926 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1809 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1951 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1934 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2047 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2047 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1911 | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2002 | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2048 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1926 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2051 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1967 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1823 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1897 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1846 | -2.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.1846 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1749, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2118 | 0.2067 | 0.2188 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.203 | 0.1809 | 0.2331 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1952 | 0.1823 | 0.2051 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 production consumption carbon intensity energy in Canada?
- Production consumption carbon intensity energy in Canada was 0.1846 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2331 in 2002.
- What is the lowest production consumption carbon intensity energy recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1809 in 2006.
- How does Canada rank for production consumption carbon intensity energy?
- Canada ranks 17th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is production consumption carbon intensity energy rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Production consumption carbon intensity energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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