Agrifood emissions per person in Canada
Agrifood system emissions in Canada were 11.33 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Canada, 2024
11.33e (Estimate)
Change from 2023
−1.6%
World, 2024
2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimate)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
2.50 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
8th of 193
Agrifood emissions per person in Canada over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.33 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.26 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2023 | 11.52 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.30 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2022 | 11.49 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2021 | 11.62 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2020 | 8.82 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.25 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2019 | 8.98 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.31 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2018 | 9.15 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2017 | 9.14 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2016 | 9.19 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2015 | 5.24 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2014 | 5.27 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2013 | 5.32 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2012 | 5.35 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2011 | 5.38 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2010 | 5.36 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2009 | 5.28 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.46 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2008 | 5.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.43 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2007 | 5.73 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2006 | 5.62 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.53 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2005 | 5.75 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.48 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2004 | 5.40 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.52 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2003 | 5.42 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2002 | 5.39 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.51 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2001 | 5.41 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.45 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
| 2000 | 15.05 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) | 2.92 t CO2e per persone (Estimated value) |
Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −1.6% from 11.52 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.27 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by +115.1%.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 8th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.26 t CO2e per person.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
Temperature change
2.96e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
768.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
18.6 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
CO2 emissions per person
14.01 t CO2 per person
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
133.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
40.89 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank