Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Canada

Canada: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square was 0.0105 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0105 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
161st
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0402 units per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0102 units per square kilometre
in 2016
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Canada, 1990–2019

0.010.020.030.041990200420191990: 0.013 units per square kilometre1991: 0.013 units per square kilometre1992: 0.013 units per square kilometre1993: 0.013 units per square kilometre1994: 0.013 units per square kilometre1995: 0.013 units per square kilometre1996: 0.014 units per square kilometre1997: 0.014 units per square kilometre1998: 0.015 units per square kilometre1999: 0.014 units per square kilometre2000: 0.014 units per square kilometre2001: 0.04 units per square kilometre2002: 0.04 units per square kilometre2003: 0.04 units per square kilometre2004: 0.04 units per square kilometre2005: 0.04 units per square kilometre2006: 0.04 units per square kilometre2007: 0.04 units per square kilometre2008: 0.04 units per square kilometre2009: 0.04 units per square kilometre2010: 0.04 units per square kilometre2011: 0.021 units per square kilometre2012: 0.022 units per square kilometre2013: 0.022 units per square kilometre2014: 0.022 units per square kilometre2015: 0.022 units per square kilometre2016: 0.01 units per square kilometre2017: 0.01 units per square kilometre2018: 0.011 units per square kilometre2019: 0.01 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.0105 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Canada peaked at 0.0402 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0102 units per square kilometre, in 2016.

Canada ranks 161st of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre in Canada, 1990 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0128 units per square kilometre
1991 0.0128 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1992 0.0129 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1993 0.013 units per square kilometre +0.3%
1994 0.013 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1995 0.0133 units per square kilometre +2.5%
1996 0.0141 units per square kilometre +5.4%
1997 0.0137 units per square kilometre -2.9%
1998 0.0148 units per square kilometre +8.3%
1999 0.0139 units per square kilometre -5.7%
2000 0.0136 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2001 0.0396 units per square kilometre +192.1%
2002 0.0398 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2003 0.0399 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2004 0.0401 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2005 0.0402 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2006 0.0399 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2007 0.0401 units per square kilometre +0.5%
2008 0.0399 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2009 0.0397 units per square kilometre -0.6%
2010 0.0398 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2011 0.0214 units per square kilometre -46.2%
2012 0.0217 units per square kilometre +1.3%
2013 0.0217 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2014 0.0216 units per square kilometre -0.5%
2015 0.0216 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0102 units per square kilometre -52.6%
2017 0.0104 units per square kilometre +1.4%
2018 0.0108 units per square kilometre +3.9%
2019 0.0105 units per square kilometre -2.4%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.0105 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0186 units per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (82 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2001 +192.1% 0.0136 units per square kilometre 0.0396 units per square kilometre
2016 -52.6% 0.0216 units per square kilometre 0.0102 units per square kilometre
2011 -46.2% 0.0398 units per square kilometre 0.0214 units per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0134 units per square kilometre 0.0128 units per square kilometre 0.0148 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0373 units per square kilometre 0.0136 units per square kilometre 0.0402 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0189 units per square kilometre 0.0102 units per square kilometre 0.0398 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 158 Kiribati 0.0119 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 159 Czechia 0.0112 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 160 Cape Verde 0.0106 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 162 Kazakhstan 0.0097 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 163 Mauritania 0.0089 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 164 Isle of Man 0.0088 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Canada?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square in Canada was 0.0105 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.0402 units per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0102 units per square kilometre in 2016.
How does Canada rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square?
Canada ranks 161st out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - afolu, per square rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - AFOLU divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.