CO₂ emissions · Americas · 2024 data
Canada CO₂ Emissions
Canada emitted 533 million tonnes of CO₂ from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, or 13.4 t per person — #11 of 213 countries and 1.38% of global emissions. That is 2.8× the world average of 4.73 t per person. Emissions peaked in 2007 at 590 million tonnes and are now 10% lower.
CO₂ emissions of Canada, 1950–2024
Million tonnes of CO₂ per year · fossil fuels and industry, excluding land use · Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0)
CO₂ emissions by year (table)
| Year | CO₂ (million t) | Per person (t) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 533.3 | 13.42 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 545.5 | 13.88 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 547.7 | 14.11 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 537.5 | 13.98 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 524.2 | 13.73 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 579.0 | 15.33 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 575.1 | 15.42 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 566.7 | 15.40 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 553.7 | 15.23 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 563.0 | 15.66 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 564.9 | 15.85 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 568.6 | 16.11 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 561.8 | 16.09 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 562.8 | 16.29 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 554.3 | 16.21 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 541.1 | 16.00 | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 574.2 | 17.17 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 590.0 | 17.83 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 566.3 | 17.29 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 570.4 | 17.58 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 576.3 | 17.94 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 581.2 | 18.26 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 564.3 | 17.89 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 559.0 | 17.91 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 566.7 | 18.34 | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 543.9 | 17.77 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 529.6 | 17.46 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 522.0 | 17.37 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 507.8 | 17.06 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 491.3 | 16.68 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 478.5 | 16.42 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 464.1 | 16.10 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 463.4 | 16.26 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 449.8 | 15.97 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 458.0 | 16.48 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 462.9 | 16.92 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 455.7 | 16.92 | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 431.0 | 16.24 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 404.7 | 15.44 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 421.7 | 16.27 | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 425.2 | 16.57 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 408.3 | 16.07 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 414.5 | 16.49 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 429.6 | 17.29 | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 442.8 | 18.05 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 441.7 | 18.22 | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 415.5 | 17.33 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 407.8 | 17.18 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 399.0 | 17.01 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 396.8 | 17.14 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 389.6 | 17.07 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 381.3 | 16.94 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 380.8 | 17.13 | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 352.3 | 16.09 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 341.2 | 15.92 | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 307.1 | 14.60 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 303.3 | 14.63 | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 281.6 | 13.80 | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 259.1 | 12.92 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 251.9 | 12.80 | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 237.6 | 12.30 | +12.6% |
| 1963 | 210.9 | 11.12 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 207.0 | 11.12 | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 194.0 | 10.62 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 192.7 | 10.77 | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 184.5 | 10.53 | +1.3% |
| 1958 | 182.2 | 10.65 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 182.8 | 10.99 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 189.8 | 11.75 | +12.0% |
| 1955 | 169.5 | 10.78 | +4.0% |
| 1954 | 163.0 | 10.64 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 160.6 | 10.78 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 159.4 | 11.01 | -2.0% |
| 1951 | 162.7 | 11.55 | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 154.1 | 11.22 | +6.3% |
Where Canada's CO₂ comes from
Oil is the largest source.
Per person: Canada vs the world
Production vs consumption
Counting the CO₂ embedded in the goods it imports and exports, Canada's consumption-based footprint was 520 million tonnes (13.2 t per person) in 2023. Canada is a net exporter of emissions: 5% of what it emits goes into goods consumed abroad.
Primary energy use: 97,785 kWh per person (world 21,654 kWh).
All greenhouse gases (2024)
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Data: Our World in Data, based on the Global Carbon Budget and Jones et al. (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ figures cover fossil fuels and industry (territorial), excluding land-use change unless stated.