Canada's energy sector produced 577 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022, accounting for 80 percent of the country's total GHG emissions that year. When compared to 1990 levels, energy-related emissions in the North American country increased by roughly 18 percent.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector in Canada from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Emissions in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent
Adapted from Statistics Canada, National Inventory Report 1990-2022: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, part 1, page 38, 1990 to 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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