Canada vs High income: Carbon intensity of GDP

Canada
0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
High income
0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
in 2024
Canada rank
28th
High income rank
26th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Canada
  • High income
00.10.20.30.4199020072024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.0765 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times High income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 28th and High income ranks 26th of 191 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada High income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3906 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.3332 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0574 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Canada
2000s 0.3426 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2726 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0701 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Canada
2010s 0.2953 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.2199 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0755 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Canada
2020s 0.2528 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.1776 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 0.0752 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Canada or High income?
Canada, at 0.2435 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.167 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in High income as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Canada and High income?
0.0765 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and High income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and High income rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Canada ranks 28th and High income ranks 26th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.