Canada Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
768.058.921
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1,70%
increase
Global Share
1,44%
Per Capita
19,76
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Canada were 768.058.921 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1,7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 12.819.669 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 755.239.252 tons.
- Per capita: 19,76 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Canada accounts for 1,44% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 768.058.921 | 577.972.624 | 133.076.444 | 40.894.322 | 16.115.531 | 19,76 | 1,7% | 1,44% |
| 2023 | 755.239.252 | 567.096.894 | 130.193.315 | 41.450.127 | 16.498.915 | 19,59 | −0,8% | 1,44% |
| 2022 | 761.362.606 | 575.835.184 | 128.632.544 | 39.899.341 | 16.995.537 | 19,91 | 2,48% | 1,47% |
| 2021 | 742.930.134 | 561.734.403 | 125.528.668 | 38.401.378 | 17.265.684 | 19,59 | 1,98% | 1,45% |
| 2020 | 728.511.227 | 548.445.387 | 122.257.162 | 40.076.501 | 17.732.177 | 19,37 | −9,56% | 1,49% |
| 2019 | 805.499.624 | 609.075.835 | 137.565.818 | 40.344.094 | 18.513.876 | 21,61 | −0,44% | 1,58% |
| 2018 | 809.059.594 | 612.583.635 | 138.690.711 | 39.176.395 | 18.608.853 | 21,89 | 2,94% | 1,60% |
| 2017 | 785.924.634 | 591.892.977 | 137.611.984 | 38.538.828 | 17.880.845 | 21,46 | 2,7% | 1,59% |
| 2016 | 765.244.960 | 574.098.271 | 135.881.638 | 37.107.896 | 18.157.155 | 21,09 | −0,46% | 1,57% |
| 2015 | 768.754.489 | 574.379.290 | 139.389.465 | 37.700.293 | 17.285.442 | 21,38 | −0,97% | 1,59% |
| 2014 | 776.273.892 | 580.319.790 | 140.513.384 | 37.842.009 | 17.598.709 | 21,8 | 1,41% | 1,60% |
| 2013 | 765.478.348 | 575.214.870 | 135.963.941 | 37.842.951 | 16.456.586 | 21,71 | 1,43% | 1,59% |
| 2012 | 754.665.393 | 567.184.035 | 134.435.563 | 37.069.493 | 15.976.302 | 21,62 | −0,51% | 1,59% |
| 2011 | 758.562.965 | 575.782.671 | 131.014.200 | 36.027.646 | 15.738.448 | 21,96 | 2,32% | 1,62% |
| 2010 | 741.340.055 | 562.109.896 | 129.373.834 | 34.415.092 | 15.441.232 | 21,7 | 2,9% | 1,63% |
| 2009 | 720.439.799 | 542.791.417 | 128.342.241 | 33.862.448 | 15.443.693 | 21,32 | −5,3% | 1,67% |
| 2008 | 760.763.666 | 575.417.881 | 134.298.252 | 34.679.493 | 16.368.041 | 22,77 | −3,06% | 1,74% |
| 2007 | 784.751.052 | 594.647.455 | 136.064.342 | 35.336.277 | 18.702.978 | 23,77 | 2,83% | 1,81% |
| 2006 | 763.161.574 | 574.697.376 | 137.704.662 | 34.919.241 | 15.840.295 | 23,38 | −0,52% | 1,81% |
| 2005 | 767.172.941 | 582.307.529 | 135.395.150 | 34.074.748 | 15.395.514 | 23,76 | 2,85% | 1,87% |
| 2004 | 745.884.391 | 559.748.447 | 135.466.860 | 34.042.384 | 16.626.699 | 23,35 | −1,5% | 1,88% |
| 2003 | 757.219.630 | 573.682.737 | 132.520.064 | 34.895.274 | 16.121.555 | 23,94 | 2,64% | 1,99% |
| 2002 | 737.719.227 | 554.065.991 | 132.669.051 | 34.063.731 | 16.920.454 | 23,55 | 3,11% | 2,02% |
| 2001 | 715.458.045 | 534.375.576 | 131.170.044 | 34.045.835 | 15.866.591 | 23,06 | −1,23% | 1,98% |
| 2000 | 724.389.007 | 543.107.596 | 129.764.978 | 34.880.598 | 16.635.834 | 23,57 | 3,28% | 2,02% |
| 1999 | 701.352.058 | 523.444.570 | 126.670.066 | 35.593.607 | 15.643.815 | 23,03 | 1,52% | 2,01% |
| 1998 | 690.851.316 | 513.847.889 | 125.744.727 | 35.858.006 | 15.400.694 | 22,89 | 1,39% | 1,99% |
| 1997 | 681.390.447 | 505.642.950 | 124.834.048 | 36.501.607 | 14.411.842 | 22,79 | 2,04% | 1,97% |
| 1996 | 667.760.401 | 489.868.147 | 120.782.932 | 43.060.012 | 14.049.310 | 22,54 | 2,76% | 1,95% |
| 1995 | 649.808.492 | 475.942.748 | 117.079.165 | 42.955.059 | 13.831.521 | 22,16 | 2,51% | 1,94% |
| 1994 | 633.895.621 | 463.885.768 | 112.237.908 | 43.157.358 | 14.614.587 | 21,84 | 4,28% | 1,94% |
| 1993 | 607.863.954 | 446.666.005 | 107.888.234 | 39.196.375 | 14.113.340 | 21,17 | 0,86% | 1,88% |
| 1992 | 602.676.622 | 447.318.160 | 104.468.359 | 37.443.951 | 13.446.152 | 21,23 | 2,83% | 1,87% |
| 1991 | 586.092.272 | 434.552.495 | 99.585.424 | 37.491.742 | 14.462.611 | 20,9 | −0,75% | 1,81% |
| 1990 | 590.515.613 | 440.500.908 | 96.944.564 | 40.198.588 | 12.871.552 | 21,32 | −5,78% | 1,83% |
| 1989 | 626.758.926 | 475.497.809 | 98.945.255 | 39.897.852 | 12.418.010 | 22,94 | 3,74% | 1,96% |
| 1988 | 604.154.294 | 460.367.069 | 96.503.452 | 34.421.099 | 12.862.674 | 22,42 | 6,06% | 1,93% |
| 1987 | 569.617.630 | 429.345.474 | 92.466.721 | 34.505.306 | 13.300.129 | 21,44 | 2,97% | 1,87% |
| 1986 | 553.190.439 | 416.607.787 | 90.826.751 | 32.471.936 | 13.283.965 | 21,11 | −2,33% | 1,87% |
| 1985 | 566.406.607 | 426.677.470 | 90.177.412 | 35.891.073 | 13.660.652 | 21,89 | −0,72% | 1,94% |
| 1984 | 570.492.704 | 426.805.903 | 88.852.968 | 41.115.303 | 13.718.531 | 22,31 | 3,95% | 1,98% |
| 1983 | 548.814.608 | 407.451.470 | 85.597.792 | 42.883.686 | 12.881.660 | 21,7 | 0,3% | 1,96% |
| 1982 | 547.199.308 | 413.801.676 | 86.113.892 | 34.457.751 | 12.825.989 | 21,85 | −3,31% | 1,97% |
| 1981 | 565.921.791 | 431.801.234 | 86.826.885 | 34.132.622 | 13.161.050 | 22,83 | −3,37% | 2,03% |
| 1980 | 585.663.598 | 450.458.435 | 86.942.659 | 35.795.203 | 12.467.300 | 23,87 | 0,89% | 2,06% |
| 1979 | 580.514.217 | 445.224.035 | 87.237.577 | 37.120.403 | 10.932.201 | 23,91 | 2,58% | 2,02% |
| 1978 | 565.937.657 | 431.064.080 | 84.000.400 | 38.392.842 | 12.480.334 | 23,57 | 1,21% | 2,02% |
| 1977 | 559.145.499 | 427.905.994 | 84.435.562 | 35.163.503 | 11.640.440 | 23,55 | 3,92% | 2,05% |
| 1976 | 538.077.096 | 413.397.205 | 84.337.077 | 31.977.871 | 8.364.943 | 22,94 | 2,17% | 2,02% |
| 1975 | 526.655.664 | 400.248.643 | 85.994.613 | 29.985.360 | 10.427.048 | 22,74 | −2,75% | 2,07% |
| 1974 | 541.573.709 | 410.092.258 | 87.286.127 | 32.653.376 | 11.541.947 | 23,71 | 1,66% | 2,13% |
| 1973 | 532.738.449 | 402.016.539 | 88.539.538 | 31.382.525 | 10.799.846 | 23,67 | 5,47% | 2,10% |
| 1972 | 505.116.145 | 383.070.062 | 83.239.445 | 28.234.073 | 10.572.564 | 22,8 | 4,53% | 2,09% |
| 1971 | 483.226.866 | 365.819.704 | 78.295.116 | 27.718.986 | 11.393.060 | 22,16 | 2,02% | 2,08% |
| 1970 | 473.650.571 | 358.161.871 | 77.620.904 | 26.828.435 | 11.039.361 | 22,08 | – | 2,04% |
See also
- Canada CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Canada
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).