Canada CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
577,972,624
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.92%
increase
Global Share
1.5%
Per Capita
14.87
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Canada were 577,972,624 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.9% over the previous year, representing an increase by 10,875,730 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 567,096,894 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Canada are equivalent to 14.87 tons per person, an increase by 0.16 over the figure of 14.71 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 1.1% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Canada
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 577,972,624 | 1.92% | 14.87 | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 567,096,894 | −1.52% | 14.71 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 575,835,184 | 2.51% | 15.06 | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 561,734,403 | 2.42% | 14.81 | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 548,445,387 | −9.95% | 14.59 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 609,075,835 | −0.57% | 16.34 | 1.6% |
| 2018 | 612,583,635 | 3.5% | 16.58 | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 591,892,977 | 3.1% | 16.16 | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 574,098,271 | −0.05% | 15.82 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 574,379,290 | −1.02% | 15.98 | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 580,319,790 | 0.89% | 16.3 | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 575,214,870 | 1.42% | 16.32 | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 567,184,035 | −1.49% | 16.25 | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 575,782,671 | 2.43% | 16.67 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 562,109,896 | 3.56% | 16.45 | 1.7% |
| 2009 | 542,791,417 | −5.67% | 16.06 | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 575,417,881 | −3.23% | 17.23 | 1.8% |
| 2007 | 594,647,455 | 3.47% | 18.01 | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 574,697,376 | −1.31% | 17.6 | 1.9% |
| 2005 | 582,307,529 | 4.03% | 18.03 | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 559,748,447 | −2.43% | 17.52 | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 573,682,737 | 3.54% | 18.14 | 2.1% |
| 2002 | 554,065,991 | 3.68% | 17.69 | 2.1% |
| 2001 | 534,375,576 | −1.61% | 17.22 | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 543,107,596 | 3.76% | 17.67 | 2.1% |
| 1999 | 523,444,570 | 1.87% | 17.19 | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 513,847,889 | 1.62% | 17.03 | 2.1% |
| 1997 | 505,642,950 | 3.22% | 16.91 | 2.1% |
| 1996 | 489,868,147 | 2.93% | 16.54 | 2.0% |
| 1995 | 475,942,748 | 2.6% | 16.23 | 2.0% |
| 1994 | 463,885,768 | 3.86% | 15.98 | 2.0% |
| 1993 | 446,666,005 | −0.15% | 15.56 | 2.0% |
| 1992 | 447,318,160 | 2.94% | 15.76 | 2.0% |
| 1991 | 434,552,495 | −1.35% | 15.5 | 1.9% |
| 1990 | 440,500,908 | −7.36% | 15.91 | 1.9% |
| 1989 | 475,497,809 | 3.29% | 17.4 | 2.1% |
| 1988 | 460,367,069 | 7.23% | 17.08 | 2.1% |
| 1987 | 429,345,474 | 3.06% | 16.16 | 2.0% |
| 1986 | 416,607,787 | −2.36% | 15.9 | 2.0% |
| 1985 | 426,677,470 | −0.03% | 16.49 | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 426,805,903 | 4.75% | 16.69 | 2.1% |
| 1983 | 407,451,470 | −1.53% | 16.11 | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 413,801,676 | −4.17% | 16.53 | 2.2% |
| 1981 | 431,801,234 | −4.14% | 17.42 | 2.2% |
| 1980 | 450,458,435 | 1.18% | 18.36 | 2.3% |
| 1979 | 445,224,035 | 3.28% | 18.34 | 2.2% |
| 1978 | 431,064,080 | 0.74% | 17.95 | 2.2% |
| 1977 | 427,905,994 | 3.51% | 18.02 | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 413,397,205 | 3.29% | 17.62 | 2.3% |
| 1975 | 400,248,643 | −2.4% | 17.28 | 2.3% |
| 1974 | 410,092,258 | 2.01% | 17.96 | 2.4% |
| 1973 | 402,016,539 | 4.95% | 17.86 | 2.3% |
| 1972 | 383,070,062 | 4.72% | 17.29 | 2.3% |
| 1971 | 365,819,704 | 2.14% | 16.78 | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 358,161,871 | – | 16.7 | 2.3% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).