Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita in Canada
Canada: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita was 14.01 t CO2e/capita in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita in Canada, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in t CO2e/capita.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in Canada stood at 14.01 t CO2e/capita. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in Canada peaked at 18.4 t CO2e/capita in 1979 and was at its lowest, 14.01 t CO2e/capita, in 2024.
Canada ranks 13th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.59 t CO2e/capita | 16.66 t CO2e/capita | 18.4 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.83 t CO2e/capita | 15.96 t CO2e/capita | 18.37 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.27 t CO2e/capita | 15.5 t CO2e/capita | 17.22 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.55 t CO2e/capita | 16.14 t CO2e/capita | 18.13 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.33 t CO2e/capita | 15.9 t CO2e/capita | 16.77 t CO2e/capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.41 t CO2e/capita | 14.01 t CO2e/capita | 14.78 t CO2e/capita | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 10 New Caledonia 17.08 t CO2e/capita compare
- 11 Gibraltar 16.15 t CO2e/capita compare
- 12 Australia 14.1 t CO2e/capita compare
- 14 Russia 13.98 t CO2e/capita compare
- 15 United States of America 13.62 t CO2e/capita compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 12.57 t CO2e/capita compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -21.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2278 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in Canada?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita in Canada was 14.01 t CO2e/capita in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 t CO2e/capita in 1979.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.01 t CO2e/capita in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita?
- Canada ranks 13th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions excluding lulucf per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values divided by the economy's population. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use, Land-Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties.