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Carbon intensity of the economy — Canada

Carbon intensity of the economy in Canada in 2022 — 0.311 kg/$. Ranked 127 in the world out of 164. Since 1820, the indicator has risen by 10,266.7%.

2022 0.311 kg/$ −1.58% vs 2021
World rank 127of 164
Period maximum 1.666 kg/$1921
Period minimum 0.001 kg/$1840

Trend over time

1820–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Canada, 1820–202200.511.52182018411862188319041925194619671988200920221820: 0.003 kg/$1850: 0.011 kg/$1871: 0.167 kg/$1874: 0.137 kg/$1877: 0.176 kg/$1880: 0.412 kg/$1883: 0.489 kg/$1886: 0.565 kg/$1889: 0.65 kg/$1892: 0.732 kg/$1895: 0.693 kg/$1898: 0.716 kg/$1901: 0.872 kg/$1904: 1.056 kg/$1907: 1.153 kg/$1910: 1.108 kg/$1913: 1.425 kg/$1916: 1.257 kg/$1919: 1.39 kg/$1922: 1.25 kg/$1925: 1.139 kg/$1928: 1.125 kg/$1931: 1.115 kg/$1934: 1.232 kg/$1937: 1.156 kg/$1940: 1.086 kg/$1943: 0.984 kg/$1946: 0.992 kg/$1949: 0.956 kg/$1952: 0.863 kg/$1955: 0.808 kg/$1958: 0.767 kg/$1961: 0.739 kg/$1964: 0.756 kg/$1967: 0.766 kg/$1970: 0.817 kg/$1973: 0.766 kg/$1976: 0.714 kg/$1979: 0.706 kg/$1982: 0.654 kg/$1985: 0.58 kg/$1988: 0.56 kg/$1991: 0.548 kg/$1994: 0.535 kg/$1997: 0.532 kg/$2000: 0.498 kg/$2003: 0.475 kg/$2006: 0.42 kg/$2009: 0.398 kg/$2012: 0.38 kg/$2015: 0.359 kg/$2018: 0.343 kg/$2021: 0.316 kg/$2022: 0.311 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.308 (+10,266.67%) Average annual rate: 2.32 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 0.311 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.311 −0.005 −1.58%
2021 0.316 −0.007 −2.17%
2020 0.323 −0.016 −4.72%
2019 0.339 −0.004 −1.17%
2018 0.343 −0.004 −1.15%
2017 0.347 −0.003 −0.86%
2016 0.35 −0.009 −2.51%
2015 0.359 −0.004 −1.1%
2014 0.363 −0.012 −3.2%
2013 0.375 −0.005 −1.32%
2012 0.38 −0.007 −1.81%
2011 0.387 −0.007 −1.78%
2010 0.394 −0.004 −1.01%
2009 0.398 −0.013 −3.16%
2008 0.411 −0.017 −3.97%
2007 0.428 +0.008 +1.9%
2006 0.42 −0.015 −3.45%
2005 0.435 −0.02 −4.4%
2004 0.455 −0.02 −4.21%
2003 0.475 +0.005 +1.06%
2002 0.47 −0.011 −2.29%
2001 0.481 −0.017 −3.41%
2000 0.498 −0.006 −1.19%
1999 0.504 −0.014 −2.7%
1998 0.518 −0.014 −2.63%
1997 0.532 −0.009 −1.66%
1996 0.541 +0.008 +1.5%
1995 0.533 −0.002 −0.37%
1994 0.535 −0.009 −1.65%
1993 0.544 −0.014 −2.51%
1992 0.558 +0.01 +1.82%
1991 0.548 +0 +0%
1990 0.548 −0.007 −1.26%
1989 0.555 −0.005 −0.89%
1988 0.56 +0.005 +0.9%
1987 0.555 +0.013 +2.4%
1986 0.542 −0.038 −6.55%
1985 0.58 −0.037 −6%
1984 0.617 −0.009 −1.44%
1983 0.626 −0.028 −4.28%
1982 0.654 −0.003 −0.46%
1981 0.657 −0.041 −5.87%
1980 0.698 −0.008 −1.13%
1979 0.706 +0.014 +2.02%
1978 0.692 −0.014 −1.98%
1977 0.706 −0.008 −1.12%
1976 0.714 −0.035 −4.67%
1975 0.749 −0.003 −0.4%
1974 0.752 −0.014 −1.83%
1973 0.766 −0.054 −6.59%
1972 0.82 +0.021 +2.63%
1971 0.799 −0.018 −2.2%
1970 0.817 +0.063 +8.36%
1969 0.754 −0.03 −3.83%
1968 0.784 +0.018 +2.35%
1967 0.766 +0.04 +5.51%
1966 0.726 −0.026 −3.46%
1965 0.752 −0.004 −0.53%
1964 0.756 +0.041 +5.73%
1963 0.715 −0.022 −2.99%
1962 0.737 −0.002 −0.27%
1961 0.739 −0.017 −2.25%
1960 0.756 +0.01 +1.34%
1959 0.746 −0.021 −2.74%
1958 0.767 −0.016 −2.04%
1957 0.783 −0.054 −6.45%
1956 0.837 +0.029 +3.59%
1955 0.808 −0.041 −4.83%
1954 0.849 +0.018 +2.17%
1953 0.831 −0.032 −3.71%
1952 0.863 −0.082 −8.68%
1951 0.945 −0.002 −0.21%
1950 0.947 −0.009 −0.94%
1949 0.956 −0.112 −10.49%
1948 1.068 +0.083 +8.43%
1947 0.985 −0.007 −0.71%
1946 0.992 +0.067 +7.24%
1945 0.925 −0.04 −4.15%
1944 0.965 −0.019 −1.93%
1943 0.984 +0.007 +0.72%
1942 0.977 −0.077 −7.31%
1941 1.054 −0.032 −2.95%
1940 1.086 +0.006 +0.56%
1939 1.08 +0.049 +4.75%
1938 1.031 −0.125 −10.81%
1937 1.156 −0.01 −0.86%
1936 1.166 +0.043 +3.83%
1935 1.123 −0.109 −8.85%
1934 1.232 +0.047 +3.97%
1933 1.185 +0.074 +6.66%
1932 1.111 −0.004 −0.36%
1931 1.115 −0.058 −4.94%
1930 1.173 −0.017 −1.43%
1929 1.19 +0.065 +5.78%
1928 1.125 −0.077 −6.41%
1927 1.202 −0.015 −1.23%
1926 1.217 +0.078 +6.85%
1925 1.139 −0.161 −12.38%
1924 1.3 −0.285 −17.98%
1923 1.585 +0.335 +26.8%
1922 1.25 −0.416 −24.97%
1921 1.666 +0.108 +6.93%
1920 1.558 +0.168 +12.09%
1919 1.39 −0.12 −7.95%
1918 1.51 +0.164 +12.18%
1917 1.346 +0.089 +7.08%
1916 1.257 +0.151 +13.65%
1915 1.106 −0.211 −16.02%
1914 1.317 −0.108 −7.58%
1913 1.425 +0.157 +12.38%
1912 1.268 +0.057 +4.71%
1911 1.211 +0.103 +9.3%
1910 1.108 +0.05 +4.73%
1909 1.058 −0.164 −13.42%
1908 1.222 +0.069 +5.98%
1907 1.153 +0.182 +18.74%
1906 0.971 −0.04 −3.96%
1905 1.011 −0.045 −4.26%
1904 1.056 +0.151 +16.69%
1903 0.905 +0.05 +5.85%
1902 0.855 −0.017 −1.95%
1901 0.872 +0.057 +6.99%
1900 0.815 +0.016 +2%
1899 0.799 +0.083 +11.59%
1898 0.716 +0.015 +2.14%
1897 0.701 −0.069 −8.96%
1896 0.77 +0.077 +11.11%
1895 0.693 −0.025 −3.48%
1894 0.718 −0.069 −8.77%
1893 0.787 +0.055 +7.51%
1892 0.732 +0.002 +0.27%
1891 0.73 +0.064 +9.61%
1890 0.666 +0.016 +2.46%
1889 0.65 −0.121 −15.69%
1888 0.771 +0.14 +22.19%
1887 0.631 +0.066 +11.68%
1886 0.565 +0.03 +5.61%
1885 0.535 +0.011 +2.1%
1884 0.524 +0.035 +7.16%
1883 0.489 +0.052 +11.9%
1882 0.437 +0.051 +13.21%
1881 0.386 −0.026 −6.31%
1880 0.412 +0.232 +128.89%
1879 0.18 +0.005 +2.86%
1878 0.175 −0.001 −0.57%
1877 0.176 +0.004 +2.33%
1876 0.172 +0.01 +6.17%
1875 0.162 +0.025 +18.25%
1874 0.137 −0.002 −1.44%
1873 0.139 −0.037 −21.02%
1872 0.176 +0.009 +5.39%
1871 0.167 +0.047 +39.17%
1870 0.12 — —
1860 0.049 — —
1850 0.011 — —
1840 0.001 — —
1830 0.002 — —
1820 0.003 — —

Northern America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 0.259 CA Canada 0.311
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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