Canada CO2 emissions data for 2021
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Canada emit in 2021?
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Canada emitted 537.17 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021.
This represents 1.46% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Canada in 2021?
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In 2021, Canada emitted 14.08 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 38155012.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 537.17 million tonnes emitted by Canada in 2021 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
235.89 |
6.18 |
| Gas |
228.71 |
5.99 |
| Coal |
45.89 |
1.2 |
| Cement |
7.38 |
0.19 |
| Flaring |
17.16 |
0.45 |
See how Canada compares to other countries in 2021 rankings.