Canada Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
768,058,921
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+1.70%
increase
Global Share
1.4%
Per Capita
19.76
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Canada were 768,058,921 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 1.7% over the previous year, representing an increase by 12,819,669 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 755,239,252 tons.
- Per capita: 19.76 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Canada accounts for 1.4% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 768,058,921 | 577,972,624 | 133,076,444 | 40,894,322 | 16,115,531 | 19.76 | 1.7% | 1.4% |
| 2023 | 755,239,252 | 567,096,894 | 130,193,315 | 41,450,127 | 16,498,915 | 19.59 | −0.8% | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 761,362,606 | 575,835,184 | 128,632,544 | 39,899,341 | 16,995,537 | 19.91 | 2.48% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 742,930,134 | 561,734,403 | 125,528,668 | 38,401,378 | 17,265,684 | 19.59 | 1.98% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 728,511,227 | 548,445,387 | 122,257,162 | 40,076,501 | 17,732,177 | 19.37 | −9.56% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 805,499,624 | 609,075,835 | 137,565,818 | 40,344,094 | 18,513,876 | 21.61 | −0.44% | 1.6% |
| 2018 | 809,059,594 | 612,583,635 | 138,690,711 | 39,176,395 | 18,608,853 | 21.89 | 2.94% | 1.6% |
| 2017 | 785,924,634 | 591,892,977 | 137,611,984 | 38,538,828 | 17,880,845 | 21.46 | 2.7% | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 765,244,960 | 574,098,271 | 135,881,638 | 37,107,896 | 18,157,155 | 21.09 | −0.46% | 1.6% |
| 2015 | 768,754,489 | 574,379,290 | 139,389,465 | 37,700,293 | 17,285,442 | 21.38 | −0.97% | 1.6% |
| 2014 | 776,273,892 | 580,319,790 | 140,513,384 | 37,842,009 | 17,598,709 | 21.8 | 1.41% | 1.6% |
| 2013 | 765,478,348 | 575,214,870 | 135,963,941 | 37,842,951 | 16,456,586 | 21.71 | 1.43% | 1.6% |
| 2012 | 754,665,393 | 567,184,035 | 134,435,563 | 37,069,493 | 15,976,302 | 21.62 | −0.51% | 1.6% |
| 2011 | 758,562,965 | 575,782,671 | 131,014,200 | 36,027,646 | 15,738,448 | 21.96 | 2.32% | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 741,340,055 | 562,109,896 | 129,373,834 | 34,415,092 | 15,441,232 | 21.7 | 2.9% | 1.6% |
| 2009 | 720,439,799 | 542,791,417 | 128,342,241 | 33,862,448 | 15,443,693 | 21.32 | −5.3% | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 760,763,666 | 575,417,881 | 134,298,252 | 34,679,493 | 16,368,041 | 22.77 | −3.06% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 784,751,052 | 594,647,455 | 136,064,342 | 35,336,277 | 18,702,978 | 23.77 | 2.83% | 1.8% |
| 2006 | 763,161,574 | 574,697,376 | 137,704,662 | 34,919,241 | 15,840,295 | 23.38 | −0.52% | 1.8% |
| 2005 | 767,172,941 | 582,307,529 | 135,395,150 | 34,074,748 | 15,395,514 | 23.76 | 2.85% | 1.9% |
| 2004 | 745,884,391 | 559,748,447 | 135,466,860 | 34,042,384 | 16,626,699 | 23.35 | −1.5% | 1.9% |
| 2003 | 757,219,630 | 573,682,737 | 132,520,064 | 34,895,274 | 16,121,555 | 23.94 | 2.64% | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 737,719,227 | 554,065,991 | 132,669,051 | 34,063,731 | 16,920,454 | 23.55 | 3.11% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 715,458,045 | 534,375,576 | 131,170,044 | 34,045,835 | 15,866,591 | 23.06 | −1.23% | 2.0% |
| 2000 | 724,389,007 | 543,107,596 | 129,764,978 | 34,880,598 | 16,635,834 | 23.57 | 3.28% | 2.0% |
| 1999 | 701,352,058 | 523,444,570 | 126,670,066 | 35,593,607 | 15,643,815 | 23.03 | 1.52% | 2.0% |
| 1998 | 690,851,316 | 513,847,889 | 125,744,727 | 35,858,006 | 15,400,694 | 22.89 | 1.39% | 2.0% |
| 1997 | 681,390,447 | 505,642,950 | 124,834,048 | 36,501,607 | 14,411,842 | 22.79 | 2.04% | 2.0% |
| 1996 | 667,760,401 | 489,868,147 | 120,782,932 | 43,060,012 | 14,049,310 | 22.54 | 2.76% | 2.0% |
| 1995 | 649,808,492 | 475,942,748 | 117,079,165 | 42,955,059 | 13,831,521 | 22.16 | 2.51% | 1.9% |
| 1994 | 633,895,621 | 463,885,768 | 112,237,908 | 43,157,358 | 14,614,587 | 21.84 | 4.28% | 1.9% |
| 1993 | 607,863,954 | 446,666,005 | 107,888,234 | 39,196,375 | 14,113,340 | 21.17 | 0.86% | 1.9% |
| 1992 | 602,676,622 | 447,318,160 | 104,468,359 | 37,443,951 | 13,446,152 | 21.23 | 2.83% | 1.9% |
| 1991 | 586,092,272 | 434,552,495 | 99,585,424 | 37,491,742 | 14,462,611 | 20.9 | −0.75% | 1.8% |
| 1990 | 590,515,613 | 440,500,908 | 96,944,564 | 40,198,588 | 12,871,552 | 21.32 | −5.78% | 1.8% |
| 1989 | 626,758,926 | 475,497,809 | 98,945,255 | 39,897,852 | 12,418,010 | 22.94 | 3.74% | 2.0% |
| 1988 | 604,154,294 | 460,367,069 | 96,503,452 | 34,421,099 | 12,862,674 | 22.42 | 6.06% | 1.9% |
| 1987 | 569,617,630 | 429,345,474 | 92,466,721 | 34,505,306 | 13,300,129 | 21.44 | 2.97% | 1.9% |
| 1986 | 553,190,439 | 416,607,787 | 90,826,751 | 32,471,936 | 13,283,965 | 21.11 | −2.33% | 1.9% |
| 1985 | 566,406,607 | 426,677,470 | 90,177,412 | 35,891,073 | 13,660,652 | 21.89 | −0.72% | 1.9% |
| 1984 | 570,492,704 | 426,805,903 | 88,852,968 | 41,115,303 | 13,718,531 | 22.31 | 3.95% | 2.0% |
| 1983 | 548,814,608 | 407,451,470 | 85,597,792 | 42,883,686 | 12,881,660 | 21.7 | 0.3% | 2.0% |
| 1982 | 547,199,308 | 413,801,676 | 86,113,892 | 34,457,751 | 12,825,989 | 21.85 | −3.31% | 2.0% |
| 1981 | 565,921,791 | 431,801,234 | 86,826,885 | 34,132,622 | 13,161,050 | 22.83 | −3.37% | 2.0% |
| 1980 | 585,663,598 | 450,458,435 | 86,942,659 | 35,795,203 | 12,467,300 | 23.87 | 0.89% | 2.1% |
| 1979 | 580,514,217 | 445,224,035 | 87,237,577 | 37,120,403 | 10,932,201 | 23.91 | 2.58% | 2.0% |
| 1978 | 565,937,657 | 431,064,080 | 84,000,400 | 38,392,842 | 12,480,334 | 23.57 | 1.21% | 2.0% |
| 1977 | 559,145,499 | 427,905,994 | 84,435,562 | 35,163,503 | 11,640,440 | 23.55 | 3.92% | 2.1% |
| 1976 | 538,077,096 | 413,397,205 | 84,337,077 | 31,977,871 | 8,364,943 | 22.94 | 2.17% | 2.0% |
| 1975 | 526,655,664 | 400,248,643 | 85,994,613 | 29,985,360 | 10,427,048 | 22.74 | −2.75% | 2.1% |
| 1974 | 541,573,709 | 410,092,258 | 87,286,127 | 32,653,376 | 11,541,947 | 23.71 | 1.66% | 2.1% |
| 1973 | 532,738,449 | 402,016,539 | 88,539,538 | 31,382,525 | 10,799,846 | 23.67 | 5.47% | 2.1% |
| 1972 | 505,116,145 | 383,070,062 | 83,239,445 | 28,234,073 | 10,572,564 | 22.8 | 4.53% | 2.1% |
| 1971 | 483,226,866 | 365,819,704 | 78,295,116 | 27,718,986 | 11,393,060 | 22.16 | 2.02% | 2.1% |
| 1970 | 473,650,571 | 358,161,871 | 77,620,904 | 26,828,435 | 11,039,361 | 22.08 | – | 2.0% |
See also
- Canada CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Canada
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).