Carbon intensity of electricity in Canada in 2025 — 191 g/kWh. Ranked 31 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.4%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 191 | +5 | +2.87% |
| 2024 | 185 | +11 | +6.29% |
| 2023 | 174 | +14 | +8.55% |
| 2022 | 161 | −5 | −2.88% |
| 2021 | 165 | +4 | +2.29% |
| 2020 | 162 | −8 | −4.9% |
| 2019 | 170 | −1 | −0.51% |
| 2018 | 171 | −1 | −0.7% |
| 2017 | 172 | −9 | −4.88% |
| 2016 | 181 | −3 | −1.89% |
| 2015 | 184 | −5 | −2.39% |
| 2014 | 189 | +2 | +1.03% |
| 2013 | 187 | −6 | −3.32% |
| 2012 | 193 | −13 | −6.2% |
| 2011 | 206 | −9 | −4.01% |
| 2010 | 215 | +10 | +5.12% |
| 2009 | 204 | −9 | −4.29% |
| 2008 | 214 | −14 | −6.27% |
| 2007 | 228 | +11 | +5.19% |
| 2006 | 217 | −8 | −3.77% |
| 2005 | 225 | −10 | −4.39% |
| 2004 | 235 | −16 | −6.48% |
| 2003 | 252 | +7 | +2.66% |
| 2002 | 245 | −11 | −4.13% |
| 2001 | 256 | +10 | +4.05% |
| 2000 | 246 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
191
United States
384
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
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