Weighted carbon price ets in Canada
Canada: Weighted carbon price ets was 2.01 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.01
Change on year
down 46.5%
World rank
37th
of 200 countries
All-time high
7.97
in 2022
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025
Weighted carbon price ets in Canada, 1989–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for weighted carbon price ets in Canada is 2.01, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 46.5% on the previous year and up 110.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, weighted carbon price ets in Canada peaked at 7.97 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.
That places Canada 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Weighted carbon price ets in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0.0909 | — |
| 2008 | 0.0786 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0835 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.089 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.087 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0662 | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1201 | +81.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1172 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9529 | +713.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.15 | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 6.95 | +502.8% |
| 2019 | 5.2 | -25.1% |
| 2020 | 5.45 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 6.9 | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 7.97 | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 2.72 | -65.8% |
| 2024 | 3.75 | +37.7% |
| 2025 | 2.01 | -46.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.01 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.68, 75% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Weighted carbon price ets 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +713.1% | 0.1172 | 0.9529 |
| 2018 | +502.8% | 1.15 | 6.95 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0253 | 0 | 0.0909 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 0.0662 | 6.95 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8 | 2.01 | 7.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 34 China 4.72 compare
- 35 Iceland 2.68 compare
- 36 United States 2.23 compare
- 38 Kazakhstan 0.5616 compare
- 39 Indonesia 0.1542 compare
- 40 Afghanistan 0
- 40 Albania 0
- 40 Algeria 0
- 40 Andorra 0
- 40 Angola 0
- 40 Antigua and Barbuda 0
- 40 Argentina 0
- 40 Armenia 0
- 40 Azerbaijan 0
- 40 Bahamas 0
- 40 Bahrain 0
- 40 Bangladesh 0
- 40 Barbados 0
- 40 Belarus 0
- 40 Belize 0
- 40 Benin 0
- 40 Bhutan 0
- 40 Bolivia 0
- 40 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
- 40 Botswana 0
- 40 Brazil 0
- 40 Brunei 0
- 40 Burkina Faso 0
- 40 Burundi 0
- 40 Cambodia 0
- 40 Cameroon 0
- 40 Cape Verde 0
- 40 Central African Republic 0
- 40 Chad 0
- 40 Chile 0
- 40 Colombia 0
- 40 Comoros 0
- 40 Congo 0
- 40 Costa Rica 0
- 40 Cote d'Ivoire 0
- 40 Cuba 0
- 40 Democratic Republic of Congo 0
- 40 Djibouti 0
- 40 Dominica 0
- 40 Dominican Republic 0
- 40 East Timor 0
- 40 Ecuador 0
- 40 Egypt 0
- 40 El Salvador 0
- 40 Equatorial Guinea 0
- 40 Eritrea 0
- 40 Eswatini 0
- 40 Ethiopia 0
- 40 Fiji 0
- 40 Gabon 0
- 40 Gambia 0
- 40 Georgia 0
- 40 Ghana 0
- 40 Grenada 0
- 40 Guatemala 0
- 40 Guinea 0
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 0
- 40 Guyana 0
- 40 Haiti 0
- 40 Honduras 0
- 40 Hong Kong 0
- 40 India 0
- 40 Iran 0
- 40 Iraq 0
- 40 Israel 0
- 40 Jamaica 0
- 40 Japan 0
- 40 Jordan 0
- 40 Kenya 0
- 40 Kiribati 0
- 40 Kuwait 0
- 40 Kyrgyzstan 0
- 40 Laos 0
- 40 Lebanon 0
- 40 Lesotho 0
- 40 Liberia 0
- 40 Libya 0
- 40 Liechtenstein 0
- 40 Macao 0
- 40 Madagascar 0
- 40 Malawi 0
- 40 Malaysia 0
- 40 Maldives 0
- 40 Mali 0
- 40 Marshall Islands 0
- 40 Mauritania 0
- 40 Mauritius 0
- 40 Mexico 0
- 40 Micronesia (country) 0
- 40 Moldova 0
- 40 Monaco 0
- 40 Mongolia 0
- 40 Montenegro 0
- 40 Morocco 0
- 40 Mozambique 0
- 40 Myanmar 0
- 40 Namibia 0
- 40 Nauru 0
- 40 Nepal 0
- 40 Nicaragua 0
- 40 Niger 0
- 40 Nigeria 0
- 40 North Korea 0
- 40 North Macedonia 0
- 40 Oman 0
- 40 Pakistan 0
- 40 Palau 0
- 40 Palestine 0
- 40 Panama 0
- 40 Papua New Guinea 0
- 40 Paraguay 0
- 40 Peru 0
- 40 Philippines 0
- 40 Puerto Rico 0
- 40 Qatar 0
- 40 Russia 0
- 40 Rwanda 0
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
- 40 Saint Lucia 0
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
- 40 Samoa 0
- 40 San Marino 0
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 0
- 40 Saudi Arabia 0
- 40 Senegal 0
- 40 Serbia 0
- 40 Seychelles 0
- 40 Sierra Leone 0
- 40 Singapore 0
- 40 Solomon Islands 0
- 40 Somalia 0
- 40 South Africa 0
- 40 South Sudan 0
- 40 Sri Lanka 0
- 40 Sudan 0
- 40 Suriname 0
- 40 Syria 0
- 40 Taiwan 0
- 40 Tajikistan 0
- 40 Tanzania 0
- 40 Thailand 0
- 40 Togo 0
- 40 Tonga 0
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 0
- 40 Tunisia 0
- 40 Turkey 0
- 40 Turkmenistan 0
- 40 Tuvalu 0
- 40 Uganda 0
- 40 Ukraine 0
- 40 United Arab Emirates 0
- 40 Uruguay 0
- 40 Uzbekistan 0
- 40 Vanuatu 0
- 40 Vatican 0
- 40 Venezuela 0
- 40 Vietnam 0
- 40 Western Sahara 0
- 40 Yemen 0
- 40 Zambia 0
- 40 Zimbabwe 0
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 weighted carbon price ets in Canada?
- Weighted carbon price ets in Canada was 2.01 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest weighted carbon price ets recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 7.97 in 2022.
- What is the lowest weighted carbon price ets recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
- How does Canada rank for weighted carbon price ets?
- Canada ranks 37th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is weighted carbon price ets rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.7%. 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 Weighted carbon price ets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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