CO2 emissions per person in Canada
Carbon dioxide emissions in Canada were 14.01 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Canada, 2024
14.01
Change from 2023
−1.1%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
5.65 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
13th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Canada over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.01 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 14.16 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 14.78 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 14.69 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 14.42 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 16.19 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 16.52 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 16.20 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 15.90 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 16.09 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 16.38 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 16.40 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 16.34 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 16.77 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 16.53 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 16.14 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 17.31 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 18.08 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 17.64 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 18.06 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 17.53 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 18.13 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 17.67 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 17.23 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 17.70 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.1% from 14.16 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 16.38 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −14.5%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
18.6 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
2.96e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
11.33e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
768.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
133.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
40.89 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank