Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Canada
Greenhouse gas emissions in Canada were 18.6 t CO2e per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.
Canada, 2024
18.6
Change from 2023
−1.3%
World, 2024
6.4 t CO2e per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
7.7 t CO2e per person
Position in 2024
12th of 203
Greenhouse gas emissions per person in Canada over time
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Tonnes of CO2 equivalent per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Canada | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.6 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2023 | 18.9 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2022 | 19.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2021 | 19.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2020 | 19.2 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2019 | 21.4 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2018 | 21.8 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2017 | 21.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2016 | 21.2 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2015 | 21.5 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2014 | 21.9 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2013 | 21.8 t CO2e per person | 6.5 t CO2e per person |
| 2012 | 21.7 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2011 | 22.1 t CO2e per person | 6.4 t CO2e per person |
| 2010 | 21.8 t CO2e per person | 6.3 t CO2e per person |
| 2009 | 21.4 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2008 | 22.9 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2007 | 23.9 t CO2e per person | 6.2 t CO2e per person |
| 2006 | 23.4 t CO2e per person | 6.1 t CO2e per person |
| 2005 | 23.8 t CO2e per person | 6.0 t CO2e per person |
| 2004 | 23.4 t CO2e per person | 5.9 t CO2e per person |
| 2003 | 23.9 t CO2e per person | 5.8 t CO2e per person |
| 2002 | 23.5 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2001 | 23.1 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
| 2000 | 23.6 t CO2e per person | 5.6 t CO2e per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3% from 18.9 t CO2e per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 21.9 t CO2e per person, the figure has changed by −15.0%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 12th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 6.4 t CO2e per person.
More for Canada
All statistics for Canada
CO2 emissions per person
14.01 t CO2 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