The waste sector in Canada produced around 21 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent worth of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021. Emissions from this sector have remained unchanged since at least 2016.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021
(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 1990-2021: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, part 1, page 37, 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 from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Waste Sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
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Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503207/waste-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
