Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

The table shows Canada’s national greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2011 in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.

National greenhouse gas emissions, Canada, 1990 to 2011
YearTotal Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)
1990591
1991583
1992600
1993602
1994623
1995639
1996658
1997672
1998679
1999692
2000718
2001711
2002718
2003738
2004744
2005737
2006727
2007749
2008731
2009689
2010701
2011702

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The table shows Canada’s 1990 to 2011 greenhouse gas emissions produced per person and per unit of gross domestic product, expressed in absolute emissions and indexed to 1990 in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per person and megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per $billion gross domestic product.

Greenhouse gas emissions per person (GHGs per capita) and per unit of GDP (GHG intensity), Canada, 1990 to 2011
YearGHGs Per Capita
(tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per person)
Indexed GHGs Per Capita
(tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per person expressed as a percent of 1990)
GHG Intensity 
(megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per $billion GDP)
Indexed GHG Intensity
(megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per $billion GDP expressed as a percent of 1990)
199021.3100.00.60100.0
199120.897.50.61100.7
199221.299.10.62102.7
199321.098.30.60100.6
199421.5100.60.6099.2
199521.8102.20.6099.1
199622.2104.10.60100.4
199722.5105.20.5998.0
199822.5105.60.5795.2
199922.8106.60.5591.8
200023.4109.60.5490.3
200122.9107.40.5388.2
200222.9107.30.5286.7
200323.3109.30.5287.3
200423.3109.20.5185.4
200522.9107.10.4982.0
200622.3104.60.4778.9
200722.7106.50.4879.5
200821.9102.80.4676.8
200920.495.70.4574.8
201020.596.20.4473.7
201120.495.30.4372.0

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The table shows Canada’s 2011 greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector (percent of total emissions and absolute emissions in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent).

Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, Canada, 2011
Sector2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Percent of total emissions
Transportation17024
Oil and Gas16323
Electricity9013
Buildings8412
Emissions Intensive and Trade-Exposed7811
Agriculture6810
Waste and Others497

Note: The 'Waste and Others' sector includes emissions from light manufacturing, construction, forest resources, waste and coal production.

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The table shows the provincial and territorial breakdown of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent from east to west for the years 1990, 2010 and 2011.

Greenhouse gas emissions by province and territory, Canada, 1990, 2010 and 2011
Province or Territory1990 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)
2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)
2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Newfoundland and Labrador9.29.49.4
Prince Edward Island2.02.02.2
Nova Scotia19.120.120.4
New Brunswick16.018.318.6
Quebec84.280.380.0
Ontario176.7174.2170.6
Manitoba18.319.719.5
Saskatchewan43.572.372.7
Alberta166.1238.1242.4
British Columbia49.459.959.1
Yukon0.50.30.4
Northwest Territories and Nunavut1.51.81.6

Note: Provincial and territorial emissions fall short of the national totals by approximately one percent because the emissions from some sources are estimated only at the national level.

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