Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Canada stood at 17.5 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂eq) in 2021, a slight decrease in comparison to the previous year. When compared to the turn of the century, emissions in the North American country have fallen by some 26 percent.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (April 17, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions per Capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita in Canada from 1990 to 2021 (in metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503164/volume-of-greenhouse-gas-emissions-per-capita-in-canada/