Canada CO2 emissions data for 2011

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Canada emit in 2011?

Canada emitted 565.25 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2011. This represents 1.64% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Canada in 2011?

In 2011, Canada emitted 16.47 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 34323536.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 565.25 million tonnes emitted by Canada in 2011 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 259.43 7.56
Gas 195.48 5.7
Coal 87.0 2.53
Cement 6.02 0.18
Flaring 14.9 0.43

See how Canada compares to other countries in 2011 rankings.