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Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Canada

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Canada in 2024 — 1.928%. Ranked 206 in the world out of 214. Since 1785, the indicator has risen by 1.927 pp.

2024 1.928% −0.011 pp vs 2023
World rank 206of 214
Period maximum 2.142%1984
Period minimum 0.001%1785

Trend over time

1785–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Canada, 1785–20240123178518091833185718811905192919531977200120241785: 0.001%1789: 0.003%1793: 0.005%1797: 0.007%1801: 0.008%1805: 0.008%1809: 0.008%1813: 0.008%1817: 0.008%1821: 0.008%1825: 0.008%1829: 0.008%1833: 0.007%1837: 0.007%1841: 0.006%1845: 0.006%1849: 0.008%1853: 0.013%1857: 0.021%1861: 0.036%1865: 0.063%1869: 0.092%1873: 0.123%1877: 0.148%1881: 0.2%1885: 0.297%1889: 0.405%1893: 0.504%1897: 0.571%1901: 0.648%1905: 0.76%1909: 0.897%1913: 1.075%1917: 1.233%1921: 1.39%1925: 1.484%1929: 1.581%1933: 1.639%1937: 1.683%1941: 1.734%1945: 1.833%1949: 1.926%1953: 1.985%1957: 2.021%1961: 2.029%1965: 2.043%1969: 2.071%1973: 2.1%1977: 2.122%1981: 2.138%1985: 2.14%1989: 2.13%1993: 2.118%1997: 2.116%2001: 2.123%2005: 2.116%2009: 2.086%2013: 2.043%2017: 2.001%2021: 1.961%2024: 1.928%
Change over the period: +1.927 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Canada 1.928%
World computed 97.503%
North America computed 25.447%
Northern America computed 25.447%
High-income countries computed 62.05%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 1.928 −0.011 pp
2023 1.939 −0.011 pp
2022 1.95 −0.011 pp
2021 1.961 −0.011 pp
2020 1.972 −0.01 pp
2019 1.982 −0.009 pp
2018 1.991 −0.01 pp
2017 2.001 −0.01 pp
2016 2.011 −0.011 pp
2015 2.022 −0.01 pp
2014 2.032 −0.011 pp
2013 2.043 −0.01 pp
2012 2.053 −0.012 pp
2011 2.065 −0.011 pp
2010 2.076 −0.01 pp
2009 2.086 −0.009 pp
2008 2.095 −0.008 pp
2007 2.103 −0.006 pp
2006 2.109 −0.007 pp
2005 2.116 −0.005 pp
2004 2.121 −0.002 pp
2003 2.123 −0.001 pp
2002 2.124 +0.001 pp
2001 2.123 +0.001 pp
2000 2.122 +0.002 pp
1999 2.12 +0.002 pp
1998 2.118 +0.002 pp
1997 2.116 +0 pp
1996 2.116 +0 pp
1995 2.116 −0.001 pp
1994 2.117 −0.001 pp
1993 2.118 −0.002 pp
1992 2.12 −0.002 pp
1991 2.122 −0.005 pp
1990 2.127 −0.003 pp
1989 2.13 −0.002 pp
1988 2.132 −0.001 pp
1987 2.133 −0.003 pp
1986 2.136 −0.004 pp
1985 2.14 −0.002 pp
1984 2.142 +0.002 pp
1983 2.14 +0 pp
1982 2.14 +0.002 pp
1981 2.138 +0.005 pp
1980 2.133 +0.005 pp
1979 2.128 +0.004 pp
1978 2.124 +0.002 pp
1977 2.122 +0.004 pp
1976 2.118 +0.004 pp
1975 2.114 +0.008 pp
1974 2.106 +0.006 pp
1973 2.1 +0.005 pp
1972 2.095 +0.01 pp
1971 2.085 +0.006 pp
1970 2.079 +0.008 pp
1969 2.071 +0.006 pp
1968 2.065 +0.009 pp
1967 2.056 +0.008 pp
1966 2.048 +0.005 pp
1965 2.043 +0.006 pp
1964 2.037 +0.005 pp
1963 2.032 +0.001 pp
1962 2.031 +0.002 pp
1961 2.029 +0.001 pp
1960 2.028 +0.001 pp
1959 2.027 +0.002 pp
1958 2.025 +0.004 pp
1957 2.021 +0.006 pp
1956 2.015 +0.012 pp
1955 2.003 +0.008 pp
1954 1.995 +0.01 pp
1953 1.985 +0.012 pp
1952 1.973 +0.014 pp
1951 1.959 +0.016 pp
1950 1.943 +0.017 pp
1949 1.926 +0.02 pp
1948 1.906 +0.026 pp
1947 1.88 +0.022 pp
1946 1.858 +0.025 pp
1945 1.833 +0.026 pp
1944 1.807 +0.024 pp
1943 1.783 +0.025 pp
1942 1.758 +0.024 pp
1941 1.734 +0.018 pp
1940 1.716 +0.014 pp
1939 1.702 +0.011 pp
1938 1.691 +0.008 pp
1937 1.683 +0.011 pp
1936 1.672 +0.01 pp
1935 1.662 +0.01 pp
1934 1.652 +0.013 pp
1933 1.639 +0.01 pp
1932 1.629 +0.012 pp
1931 1.617 +0.014 pp
1930 1.603 +0.022 pp
1929 1.581 +0.024 pp
1928 1.557 +0.024 pp
1927 1.533 +0.024 pp
1926 1.509 +0.025 pp
1925 1.484 +0.016 pp
1924 1.468 +0.02 pp
1923 1.448 +0.036 pp
1922 1.412 +0.022 pp
1921 1.39 +0.036 pp
1920 1.354 +0.036 pp
1919 1.318 +0.037 pp
1918 1.281 +0.048 pp
1917 1.233 +0.046 pp
1916 1.187 +0.041 pp
1915 1.146 +0.03 pp
1914 1.116 +0.041 pp
1913 1.075 +0.054 pp
1912 1.021 +0.046 pp
1911 0.975 +0.043 pp
1910 0.932 +0.035 pp
1909 0.897 +0.03 pp
1908 0.867 +0.037 pp
1907 0.83 +0.039 pp
1906 0.791 +0.031 pp
1905 0.76 +0.031 pp
1904 0.729 +0.032 pp
1903 0.697 +0.025 pp
1902 0.672 +0.024 pp
1901 0.648 +0.024 pp
1900 0.624 +0.02 pp
1899 0.604 +0.019 pp
1898 0.585 +0.014 pp
1897 0.571 +0.015 pp
1896 0.556 +0.017 pp
1895 0.539 +0.015 pp
1894 0.524 +0.02 pp
1893 0.504 +0.025 pp
1892 0.479 +0.024 pp
1891 0.455 +0.026 pp
1890 0.429 +0.024 pp
1889 0.405 +0.024 pp
1888 0.381 +0.034 pp
1887 0.347 +0.026 pp
1886 0.321 +0.024 pp
1885 0.297 +0.023 pp
1884 0.274 +0.027 pp
1883 0.247 +0.024 pp
1882 0.223 +0.023 pp
1881 0.2 +0.021 pp
1880 0.179 +0.02 pp
1879 0.159 +0.006 pp
1878 0.153 +0.005 pp
1877 0.148 +0.006 pp
1876 0.142 +0.006 pp
1875 0.136 +0.007 pp
1874 0.129 +0.006 pp
1873 0.123 +0.006 pp
1872 0.117 +0.009 pp
1871 0.108 +0.01 pp
1870 0.098 +0.006 pp
1869 0.092 +0.002 pp
1868 0.09 +0.005 pp
1867 0.085 +0.012 pp
1866 0.073 +0.01 pp
1865 0.063 +0.008 pp
1864 0.055 +0.007 pp
1863 0.048 +0.007 pp
1862 0.041 +0.005 pp
1861 0.036 +0.005 pp
1860 0.031 +0.004 pp
1859 0.027 +0.003 pp
1858 0.024 +0.003 pp
1857 0.021 +0.003 pp
1856 0.018 +0.002 pp
1855 0.016 +0.002 pp
1854 0.014 +0.001 pp
1853 0.013 +0.002 pp
1852 0.011 +0.001 pp
1851 0.01 +0.001 pp
1850 0.009 +0.001 pp
1849 0.008 +0.001 pp
1848 0.007 +0 pp
1847 0.007 +0.001 pp
1846 0.006 +0 pp
1845 0.006 +0 pp
1844 0.006 +0 pp
1843 0.006 +0 pp
1842 0.006 +0 pp
1841 0.006 +0 pp
1840 0.006 −0.001 pp
1839 0.007 +0 pp
1838 0.007 +0 pp
1837 0.007 +0 pp
1836 0.007 +0 pp
1835 0.007 +0 pp
1834 0.007 +0 pp
1833 0.007 +0 pp
1832 0.007 +0 pp
1831 0.007 −0.001 pp
1830 0.008 +0 pp
1829 0.008 +0 pp
1828 0.008 +0 pp
1827 0.008 +0 pp
1826 0.008 +0 pp
1825 0.008 +0 pp
1824 0.008 +0 pp
1823 0.008 +0 pp
1822 0.008 +0 pp
1821 0.008 +0 pp
1820 0.008 +0 pp
1819 0.008 +0 pp
1818 0.008 +0 pp
1817 0.008 +0 pp
1816 0.008 +0 pp
1815 0.008 +0 pp
1814 0.008 +0 pp
1813 0.008 +0 pp
1812 0.008 +0 pp
1811 0.008 +0 pp
1810 0.008 +0 pp
1809 0.008 +0 pp
1808 0.008 +0 pp
1807 0.008 +0 pp
1806 0.008 +0 pp
1805 0.008 +0 pp
1804 0.008 +0 pp
1803 0.008 +0 pp
1802 0.008 +0 pp
1801 0.008 +0.001 pp
1800 0.007 +0 pp
1799 0.007 +0 pp
1798 0.007 +0 pp
1797 0.007 +0.001 pp
1796 0.006 +0 pp
1795 0.006 +0 pp
1794 0.006 +0.001 pp
1793 0.005 +0 pp
1792 0.005 +0.001 pp
1791 0.004 +0 pp
1790 0.004 +0.001 pp
1789 0.003 +0 pp
1788 0.003 +0.001 pp
1787 0.002 +0 pp
1786 0.002 +0.001 pp
1785 0.001 —

Northern America, 2024

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

PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 BM Bermuda 0.002 CA Canada 1.928 US United States 23.517
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About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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

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