Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Canada
Canada: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF was 768.06 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF in Canada, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Canada recorded 768.06 Mt CO2e for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Canada peaked at 809.06 Mt CO2e in 2018 and was at its lowest, 473.65 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Canada 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 530.66 Mt CO2e | 473.65 Mt CO2e | 580.51 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 573.82 Mt CO2e | 547.2 Mt CO2e | 626.76 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 641.22 Mt CO2e | 586.09 Mt CO2e | 701.35 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 747.7 Mt CO2e | 715.46 Mt CO2e | 784.75 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 773.08 Mt CO2e | 741.34 Mt CO2e | 809.06 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 751.22 Mt CO2e | 728.51 Mt CO2e | 768.06 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 89.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Canada?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf in Canada was 768.06 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 809.06 Mt CO2e in 2018.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 473.65 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf?
- Canada ranks 10th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of the six greenhouse gases (GHG) covered by the Kyoto Protocol (carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulphurhexafluoride (SF6)) from the energy, industry, waste, and agriculture sectors, standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values. This measure excludes GHG fluxes caused by Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF), as these fluxes have larger uncertainties. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).