Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada stood at 18.2 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) in 2022, a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year. When compared to the turn of the century, per capita emissions in the Canada country have fallen by some 25 percent.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2022
(in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication. Adapted from Statistics Canada, National Inventory Report 1990-2022: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, part 1, 1990 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (May 2, 2024). Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2024). Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
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