In 2020, the chemical industry in Canada emitted over six million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, making it by far the leading pollutant. Emissions from air pollutants like nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide amounted to some 9.3 and 6.5 thousand metric tons, respectively.
Emissions of the chemical industry in Canada in 2020, by leading pollutant (in 1,000 metric tons)
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Statistics on Chemical industry in Canada
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of the global chemical industry 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Value of global chemical consumption by region 2021
- Basic Statistic Canada: chemical industry shipments 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Provincial distribution of chemical shipment value in Canada 2021
- Premium Statistic Canadian chemical industry employment 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Chemical industry R&D investment in Canada 2015-2018
- Premium Statistic Chemical consumption value in Canada 2014-2021
Trade
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- Premium Statistic Canadian chemical industry exports and imports 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Canada's chemical industry import value 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Canada's chemical industry export value 2021, by destination country
- Basic Statistic Canada's chemical industry import value 2021, by segment
- Basic Statistic Canada's chemical industry export value 2021, by segment
Segments
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- Premium Statistic Distribution of chemical shipments in Canada by sub-industry 2021
- Premium Statistic Canadian petrochemical and organic chemical shipments value 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Canadian inorganic chemical shipments value 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Value of Canadian specialty chemical sector shipments 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Production of select organic chemicals in Canada 2020
- Premium Statistic Production of select inorganic chemicals in Canada 2020
Companies
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- Basic Statistic Leading chemical companies in Canada 2022, by revenue
- Basic Statistic Leading chemical companies in Canada 2022, by net income
- Basic Statistic Leading chemical companies in Canada 2022, by market capitalization
- Basic Statistic Nutrien's revenue 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Methanex's revenue 2017-2021
Environmental impact
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- Premium Statistic Canada's chemical industry greenhouse gas emissions 2005-2020
- Basic Statistic Chemical industry emissions in Canada 2020, by pollutant
- Premium Statistic Canada's chemical industry energy consumption 2005-2021
- Basic Statistic Canada's chemical industry energy consumption 2021, by segment
- Premium Statistic Canada's chemical industry energy consumption 2021, by fuel type
- Basic Statistic Chemical industry waste generation in Canada 2012-2020
Further related statistics
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- Chemical industry greenhouse gas emissions in the EU 1990-2019
- Chemical industry GHG emissions in the U.S. 2011-2021
- Chemical industry GHG emissions in the U.S. 2021, by gas
- Canada's chemical industry greenhouse gas emissions 2005-2020
- Chemical industry GHG emissions share in the U.S. 2021, by segment
- Chemical industry GHG emissions in the U.S. 2021, by segment
- Covestro's specific greenhouse gas emissions 2005-2021
- Revenue of the global chemical industry 2005-2021
- Greenhouse gas emissions of petrochemical companies companies in China 2019
- CO2 emissions from the chemical industry in Japan 2011-2020
- China's chemical industry carbon emissions 2020, by subdivision
- Global market share of the chemical industry in South Korea 2017-2020
- Sales market share of world regions in the chemical industry 2010-2021
- Capital expenditure of the U.S. chemical industry 2004-2021
- U.S. chemical industry revenue per employee 2002-2021
- Chemical industry: European turnover by country in 2020
- Revenue of the chemical industry in Latin America 2014-2021
- GHG emissions from the chemicals sector in the U.S. 2011-2020, by subsector
- Canada's chemical industry energy consumption 2005-2021
- Chemical industry exports from Latin America 2021, by country
- Global sales share of chemical industry in Asia 2009-2021
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CIAC. (June 30, 2022). Emissions of the chemical industry in Canada in 2020, by leading pollutant (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322690/emissions-of-main-pollutants-chemical-industry-canada/
CIAC. "Emissions of the chemical industry in Canada in 2020, by leading pollutant (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. June 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322690/emissions-of-main-pollutants-chemical-industry-canada/
CIAC. (2022). Emissions of the chemical industry in Canada in 2020, by leading pollutant (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322690/emissions-of-main-pollutants-chemical-industry-canada/
CIAC. "Emissions of The Chemical Industry in Canada in 2020, by Leading Pollutant (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322690/emissions-of-main-pollutants-chemical-industry-canada/
CIAC, Emissions of the chemical industry in Canada in 2020, by leading pollutant (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322690/emissions-of-main-pollutants-chemical-industry-canada/ (last visited February 03, 2023)
Emissions of the chemical industry in Canada in 2020, by leading pollutant (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], CIAC, June 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322690/emissions-of-main-pollutants-chemical-industry-canada/