This statistic displays the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions produced from land use, land-use change, and the forestry sector in Canada between 1990 and 2018. In 2018, these sector absorbed more carbon than it released, with a negative emission of 13 million metric tons of carbon equivalent in greenhouse gases.
Land use and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2018
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
Negative values refer to carbon sinks. Figures are compiled from several editions of this report.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, National Inventory Report 1990-2018: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, page 7, 1990 to 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. (April 15, 2020). Land use and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/503253/land-use-and-forestry-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Land use and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 15, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503253/land-use-and-forestry-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. (2020). Land use and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/503253/land-use-and-forestry-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada. "Land Use and Forestry Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503253/land-use-and-forestry-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Land use and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/503253/land-use-and-forestry-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/ (last visited October 10, 2024)
Land use and forestry sector greenhouse gas emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2018 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Environment and Climate Change Canada, April 15, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/503253/land-use-and-forestry-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-canada/
