Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada stood at 17.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂eq) in 2021, a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year. When compared to the turn of the century, emissions in the North American country have fallen by some 26 percent.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021
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Emissions in metric tons of CO₂eq per capita
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Adapted from Statistics Canada, National Inventory Report 1990-2021: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, part 1, page 32, 1990 to 2021. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (April 17, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 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 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 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 2021 (in Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2023, 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 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/