Canada’s carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes totaled 548 million metric tons (MtCO₂) in 2022. Although emissions in Canada have rebounded since the COVID-19-induced slump of 2020, they remained below pre-pandemic levels.
Energy-related emissions
In Canada, energy-related emissions account for a high share of total emissions due to extreme temperatures, large land area, and dispersed populations. The energy sector's greenhouse gas emissions in Canada amount to more than 500 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent each year. Oil and gas sector emissions in Canada were nearly 190 million metric tons in 2021.
Which Canadian province is the largest GHG emitter?
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Global Carbon Project. (December 5, 2023). Territorial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes in Canada from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/209619/canadian-co2-emissions/
Global Carbon Project. "Territorial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes in Canada from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209619/canadian-co2-emissions/
Global Carbon Project. (2023). Territorial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes in Canada from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/209619/canadian-co2-emissions/
Global Carbon Project. "Territorial Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuel Combustion and Industrial Processes in Canada from 1960 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209619/canadian-co2-emissions/
Global Carbon Project, Territorial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes in Canada from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/209619/canadian-co2-emissions/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Territorial carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes in Canada from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/209619/canadian-co2-emissions/
