Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada
Canada: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada peaked at 4.0% in 1939 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1850.
Canada ranks 9th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 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 including land-use change in Canada?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Canada was 2.8% 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 including land-use change recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1939.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1850.
- How does Canada rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Canada ranks 9th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).