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Climate Statistics · Country

CO₂ emissions per person in Canada

1970 – 2024 · 55 data points 2 of 42 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Climate · Canada

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2024 14.0t CO₂ −0.2 since 2023
Countries · 2024 2 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.4
vs World +9.3 World: 4.7 · 2024
CO₂ emissions per person, 1970 – 2024 tonnes of CO₂ per person · Canada · World
−2.4 since 2014
Canada World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Compared with CO₂ emissions per person · tonnes of CO₂ per person
Canada
14.0
World
4.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Canada · 1970 – 2024
Latest value 14.0 · 2024
First value 16.8 · 1970
Highest 18.4 · 1979
Lowest 14.0 · 2024
Data points 55

By year

All years · 1970 – 2024

YearCanadaChange World
2024 14.0 −0.2 4.7
2023 14.2 −0.6 4.7
2022 14.8 +0.1 4.7
2021 14.7 +0.3 4.7
2020 14.4 −1.8 4.5
2019 16.2 −0.3 4.7
2018 16.5 +0.3 4.7
2017 16.2 +0.3 4.7
2016 15.9 −0.2 4.7
2015 16.1 −0.3 4.7
2014 16.4 −0.0 4.8
2013 16.4 +0.1 4.8
2012 16.3 −0.4 4.8
2011 16.8 +0.2 4.8
2010 16.5 +0.4 4.7
2009 16.1 −1.2 4.5
2008 17.3 −0.8 4.6
2007 18.1 +0.4 4.6
2006 17.6 −0.4 4.5
2005 18.1 +0.5 4.4
2004 17.5 −0.6 4.3
2003 18.1 +0.5 4.2
2002 17.7 +0.4 4.0
2001 17.2 −0.5 4.0
2000 17.7 +0.5 4.0
1999 17.2 +0.2 3.9
1998 17.0 +0.1 4.0
1997 16.9 +0.4 4.0
1996 16.5 +0.3 4.0
1995 16.2 +0.2 4.0
1994 16.0 +0.4 3.9
1993 15.6 −0.2 4.0
1992 15.8 +0.3 4.0
1991 15.5 −0.4 4.1
1990 15.9 −1.5 4.1
1989 17.4 +0.2 4.2
1988 17.2 +0.9 4.2
1987 16.2 +0.3 4.1
1986 16.0 −0.5 4.0
1985 16.5 −0.2 4.0
1984 16.7 +0.6 4.1
1983 16.1 −0.4 4.0
1982 16.5 −0.9 4.1
1981 17.4 −1.0 4.2
1980 18.4 −0.0 4.3
1979 18.4 +0.4 4.5
1978 18.0 −0.0 4.4
1977 18.0 +0.4 4.4
1976 17.6 +0.3 4.3
1975 17.3 −0.7 4.1
1974 18.0 +0.1 4.2
1973 17.9 +0.6 4.3
1972 17.2 +0.6 4.2
1971 16.7 −0.1 4.0
1970 16.8 4.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1970 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryCO₂ emissions per person
1 Saudi Arabia 19.5
2 Canada 16.2
3 United States 15.2
4 South Korea 13.0
5 Russia 12.1
6 Czechia 10.4
7 Netherlands 9.8
8 Germany 9.4
9 Norway 9.0
10 Poland 8.7
11 Finland 8.4
12 China 7.9
13 Bulgaria 7.2
14 Greece 6.4
15 Spain 6.0
16 Hong Kong SAR China 6.0
17 United Kingdom 5.8
18 Italy 5.8
19 Türkiye 5.4
20 France 5.1
21 Lithuania 4.9
22 Chile 4.8
23 Lebanon 4.8
24 Argentina 4.3
25 Romania 4.2
26 Mexico 4.1
27 Algeria 4.0
28 Gabon 2.7
29 Egypt 2.5
30 Ecuador 2.4
31 Brazil 2.4
32 Indonesia 2.0
33 India 1.8
34 Colombia 1.7
35 Philippines 1.3
36 Congo - Brazzaville 1.0
37 Honduras 1.0
38 Bangladesh 0.6
39 Yemen 0.3
40 Liberia 0.3
41 Sierra Leone 0.1
42 Congo - Kinshasa 0.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

Carbon dioxide released by the country per resident in a year.

How it is calculated

CO₂ emissions from fuels and industry (excluding land use) divided by the population, in tonnes.