Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Canada
Canada: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0006 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 0.0006 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0009 kt per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per person, in 2013.
That places Canada 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0006 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 kt per person | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 kt per person | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 kt per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 kt per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0008 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0008 kt per person | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0008 kt per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 kt per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0009 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 kt per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 kt per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kt per person | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 kt per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 kt per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 kt per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 kt per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 kt per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 kt per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kt per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 kt per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 4 |
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Canada?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Canada was 0.0006 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 kt per person in 1987.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.