Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Canada
Canada: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 3.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in Canada, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 3.3% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Canada peaked at 3.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Canada 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 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 global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Canada?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in Canada was 3.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Canada rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.