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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


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).