Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada
Canada: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 31.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
Canada recorded 31.2% for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Canada peaked at 39.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.4%, in 1991.
Canada ranks 136th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.4% | — |
| 1992 | 1.5% | -214.6% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 5.3% | +279.3% |
| 1995 | 8.0% | +51.6% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | +39.3% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 16.7% | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +13.1% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 30.5% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 31.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 30.3% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | -36.0% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 31.2% | +8.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 31.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 3.9× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +279.3% | 1.4% | 5.3% |
| 1992 | +214.6% | -1.4% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.5% | -1.4% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 21.3% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 27.6% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 24.5% | 31.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 133 Somalia 37.6% compare
- 134 Bahamas 34.3% compare
- 135 Faroe Islands 31.2% compare
- 137 New Zealand 27.3% compare
- 138 Uzbekistan 16.2% compare
- 139 Barbados 15.8% 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Canada?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Canada was 31.2% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4% in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Canada ranks 136th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.