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.

Measure: Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) Unit: Tonnes of CO2 per person Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2024 14.01 Tonnes of CO2 per person
Change from 2023 −1.1% 2023: 14.16 t CO2 per person
World, 2024 4.69 t CO2 per person Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 5.65 t CO2 per person Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 13th of 203 See the full ranking

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.

Carbon dioxide emissions per person (EDGAR) (tonnes of CO2 per person), 2000 to 2024
Period CanadaWorld
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.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database