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Share of cumulative co2 in Canada

Canada: Share of cumulative co2 was 1.93 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.93
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
9th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2.14
in 1984
All-time low
0.0008
in 1785
Years of data
240
1785–2024

Share of cumulative co2 in Canada, 1785–2024

00.511.52178519042024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Canada recorded 1.93 for share of cumulative co2 in 2024.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of cumulative co2 in Canada peaked at 2.14 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0008, in 1785.

That places Canada 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share of cumulative co2 in Canada, year by year

Year Value Change
1785 0.0008 —
1786 0.0015 +92.2%
1787 0.0022 +44.3%
1788 0.0029 +28.3%
1789 0.0034 +20.3%
1790 0.004 +15.6%
1791 0.0045 +12.4%
1792 0.0049 +10.1%
1793 0.0053 +8.5%
1794 0.0057 +7.2%
1795 0.0061 +6.3%
1796 0.0064 +5.6%
1797 0.0067 +5.0%
1798 0.007 +4.3%
1799 0.0072 +3.3%
1800 0.0074 +2.2%
1801 0.0076 +2.1%
1802 0.0076 +0.9%
1803 0.0078 +2.1%
1804 0.0079 +1.6%
1805 0.008 +1.6%
1806 0.0081 +1.3%
1807 0.0082 +0.9%
1808 0.0083 +0.9%
1809 0.0083 +0.7%
1810 0.0084 +0.4%
1811 0.0084 +0.3%
1812 0.0084 +0.2%
1813 0.0084 +0.2%
1814 0.0084 +0.1%
1815 0.0084 -0.0%
1816 0.0084 -0.2%
1817 0.0084 -0.4%
1818 0.0084 -0.5%
1819 0.0083 -0.5%
1820 0.0083 -0.4%
1821 0.0082 -0.5%
1822 0.0082 -0.6%
1823 0.0081 -0.7%
1824 0.0081 -0.7%
1825 0.008 -0.8%
1826 0.008 -0.8%
1827 0.0079 -1.0%
1828 0.0078 -1.0%
1829 0.0077 -0.9%
1830 0.0076 -1.9%
1831 0.0075 -1.5%
1832 0.0074 -1.4%
1833 0.0073 -1.4%
1834 0.0072 -1.5%
1835 0.007 -1.7%
1836 0.0069 -2.0%
1837 0.0068 -1.8%
1838 0.0066 -1.7%
1839 0.0065 -1.8%
1840 0.0064 -2.0%
1841 0.0063 -2.0%
1842 0.0061 -2.1%
1843 0.006 -2.0%
1844 0.0059 -2.2%
1845 0.0058 -2.4%
1846 0.0062 +7.1%
1847 0.0067 +8.6%
1848 0.0073 +9.8%
1849 0.0081 +10.1%
1850 0.009 +11.1%
1851 0.01 +11.6%
1852 0.0113 +12.2%
1853 0.0127 +12.9%
1854 0.0143 +12.8%
1855 0.0162 +13.3%
1856 0.0184 +13.4%
1857 0.021 +13.8%
1858 0.024 +14.4%
1859 0.0274 +14.3%
1860 0.0313 +14.3%
1861 0.0358 +14.4%
1862 0.0412 +14.9%
1863 0.0477 +15.7%
1864 0.0549 +15.3%
1865 0.0633 +15.2%
1866 0.0731 +15.5%
1867 0.0852 +16.6%
1868 0.0901 +5.7%
1869 0.092 +2.1%
1870 0.0982 +6.7%
1871 0.1081 +10.1%
1872 0.117 +8.3%
1873 0.123 +5.1%
1874 0.129 +4.8%
1875 0.1356 +5.2%
1876 0.1415 +4.3%
1877 0.1478 +4.4%
1878 0.153 +3.5%
1879 0.1587 +3.7%
1880 0.1794 +13.0%
1881 0.1998 +11.4%
1882 0.2229 +11.6%
1883 0.2471 +10.8%
1884 0.2741 +11.0%
1885 0.2973 +8.4%
1886 0.3206 +7.8%
1887 0.3466 +8.1%
1888 0.3806 +9.8%
1889 0.4045 +6.3%
1890 0.4288 +6.0%
1891 0.455 +6.1%
1892 0.4787 +5.2%
1893 0.5036 +5.2%
1894 0.5238 +4.0%
1895 0.5394 +3.0%
1896 0.5561 +3.1%
1897 0.5707 +2.6%
1898 0.5852 +2.5%
1899 0.6043 +3.3%
1900 0.6238 +3.2%
1901 0.6476 +3.8%
1902 0.6723 +3.8%
1903 0.6971 +3.7%
1904 0.7289 +4.6%
1905 0.7603 +4.3%
1906 0.7909 +4.0%
1907 0.8299 +4.9%
1908 0.8675 +4.5%
1909 0.8974 +3.5%
1910 0.9319 +3.8%
1911 0.9746 +4.6%
1912 1.02 +4.8%
1913 1.07 +5.3%
1914 1.12 +3.8%
1915 1.15 +2.7%
1916 1.19 +3.6%
1917 1.23 +3.9%
1918 1.28 +3.9%
1919 1.32 +2.9%
1920 1.35 +2.8%
1921 1.39 +2.6%
1922 1.41 +1.6%
1923 1.45 +2.5%
1924 1.47 +1.4%
1925 1.48 +1.1%
1926 1.51 +1.6%
1927 1.53 +1.6%
1928 1.56 +1.6%
1929 1.58 +1.5%
1930 1.6 +1.4%
1931 1.62 +0.8%
1932 1.63 +0.8%
1933 1.64 +0.6%
1934 1.65 +0.8%
1935 1.66 +0.6%
1936 1.67 +0.6%
1937 1.68 +0.7%
1938 1.69 +0.5%
1939 1.7 +0.7%
1940 1.72 +0.8%
1941 1.73 +1.1%
1942 1.76 +1.3%
1943 1.78 +1.4%
1944 1.81 +1.3%
1945 1.83 +1.4%
1946 1.86 +1.4%
1947 1.88 +1.2%
1948 1.91 +1.4%
1949 1.93 +1.1%
1950 1.94 +0.9%
1951 1.96 +0.8%
1952 1.97 +0.7%
1953 1.98 +0.6%
1954 2 +0.6%
1955 2 +0.4%
1956 2.01 +0.6%
1957 2.02 +0.3%
1958 2.03 +0.2%
1959 2.03 +0.1%
1960 2.03 +0.0%
1961 2.03 +0.0%
1962 2.03 +0.1%
1963 2.03 +0.0%
1964 2.04 +0.2%
1965 2.04 +0.3%
1966 2.05 +0.2%
1967 2.06 +0.4%
1968 2.07 +0.5%
1969 2.07 +0.3%
1970 2.08 +0.4%
1971 2.09 +0.3%
1972 2.09 +0.4%
1973 2.1 +0.2%
1974 2.11 +0.3%
1975 2.11 +0.4%
1976 2.12 +0.2%
1977 2.12 +0.2%
1978 2.12 +0.1%
1979 2.13 +0.2%
1980 2.13 +0.2%
1981 2.14 +0.2%
1982 2.14 +0.1%
1983 2.14 +0.0%
1984 2.14 +0.1%
1985 2.14 -0.1%
1986 2.14 -0.2%
1987 2.13 -0.1%
1988 2.13 -0.1%
1989 2.13 -0.1%
1990 2.13 -0.2%
1991 2.12 -0.2%
1992 2.12 -0.1%
1993 2.12 -0.1%
1994 2.12 -0.0%
1995 2.12 -0.0%
1996 2.12 -0.0%
1997 2.12 +0.0%
1998 2.12 +0.1%
1999 2.12 +0.1%
2000 2.12 +0.1%
2001 2.12 +0.1%
2002 2.12 +0.0%
2003 2.12 -0.0%
2004 2.12 -0.1%
2005 2.12 -0.2%
2006 2.11 -0.3%
2007 2.1 -0.3%
2008 2.1 -0.4%
2009 2.09 -0.4%
2010 2.08 -0.5%
2011 2.06 -0.5%
2012 2.05 -0.5%
2013 2.04 -0.5%
2014 2.03 -0.5%
2015 2.02 -0.5%
2016 2.01 -0.5%
2017 2 -0.5%
2018 1.99 -0.5%
2019 1.98 -0.5%
2020 1.97 -0.5%
2021 1.96 -0.6%
2022 1.95 -0.5%
2023 1.94 -0.6%
2024 1.93 -0.6%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 1.93 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0936, 20.6× the median. (74 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share of cumulative co2 in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1786 +92.2% 0.0008 0.0015
1787 +44.3% 0.0015 0.0022
1788 +28.3% 0.0022 0.0029

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1780s 0.0022 0.0008 0.0034 5
1790s 0.0058 0.004 0.0072 10
1800s 0.0079 0.0074 0.0083 10
1810s 0.0084 0.0083 0.0084 10
1820s 0.008 0.0077 0.0083 10
1830s 0.0071 0.0065 0.0076 10
1840s 0.0065 0.0058 0.0081 10
1850s 0.0164 0.009 0.0274 10
1860s 0.0615 0.0313 0.092 10
1870s 0.1312 0.0982 0.1587 10
1880s 0.2873 0.1794 0.4045 10
1890s 0.5246 0.4288 0.6043 10
1900s 0.7516 0.6238 0.8974 10
1910s 1.13 0.9319 1.32 10
1920s 1.47 1.35 1.58 10
1930s 1.65 1.6 1.7 10
1940s 1.82 1.72 1.93 10
1950s 1.99 1.94 2.03 10
1960s 2.04 2.03 2.07 10
1970s 2.11 2.08 2.13 10
1980s 2.14 2.13 2.14 10
1990s 2.12 2.12 2.13 10
2000s 2.11 2.09 2.12 10
2010s 2.03 1.98 2.08 10
2020s 1.95 1.93 1.97 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 6 Japan 3.76 compare
  2. 7 India 3.57 compare
  3. 8 France 2.17 compare
  4. 10 Ukraine 1.69 compare
  5. 11 Poland 1.57 compare
  6. 12 Italy 1.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of cumulative co2 in Canada?
Share of cumulative co2 in Canada was 1.93 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 2.14 in 1984.
What is the lowest share of cumulative co2 recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 in 1785.
How does Canada rank for share of cumulative co2?
Canada ranks 9th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of cumulative co2 rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cumulative co2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of cumulative co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
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