Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Canada
Canada: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in Canada, 1855–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Canada is 2.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Canada peaked at 3.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1855.
Canada ranks 8th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 170 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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 share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Canada?
- Share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in Canada was 2.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1855.
- How does Canada rank for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Canada ranks 8th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.