Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

• National greenhouse gas emissions, Canada, 1990 to 2011
• Greenhouse gas emissions per person (GHGs per capita) and per unit of GDP (GHG intensity), Canada, 1990 to 2011
• Distribution of greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector, Canada, 2011
• Greenhouse gas emissions by province and territory, Canada, 1990, 2010 and 2011

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

Year	Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)
1990	591
1991	583
1992	600
1993	602
1994	623
1995	639
1996	658
1997	672
1998	679
1999	692
2000	718
2001	711
2002	718
2003	738
2004	744
2005	737
2006	727
2007	749
2008	731
2009	689
2010	701
2011	702

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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

Year	GHGs 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)
1990	21.3	100.0	0.60	100.0
1991	20.8	97.5	0.61	100.7
1992	21.2	99.1	0.62	102.7
1993	21.0	98.3	0.60	100.6
1994	21.5	100.6	0.60	99.2
1995	21.8	102.2	0.60	99.1
1996	22.2	104.1	0.60	100.4
1997	22.5	105.2	0.59	98.0
1998	22.5	105.6	0.57	95.2
1999	22.8	106.6	0.55	91.8
2000	23.4	109.6	0.54	90.3
2001	22.9	107.4	0.53	88.2
2002	22.9	107.3	0.52	86.7
2003	23.3	109.3	0.52	87.3
2004	23.3	109.2	0.51	85.4
2005	22.9	107.1	0.49	82.0
2006	22.3	104.6	0.47	78.9
2007	22.7	106.5	0.48	79.5
2008	21.9	102.8	0.46	76.8
2009	20.4	95.7	0.45	74.8
2010	20.5	96.2	0.44	73.7
2011	20.4	95.3	0.43	72.0

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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

Sector	2011 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent)	Percent of total emissions
Transportation	170	24
Oil and Gas	163	23
Electricity	90	13
Buildings	84	12
Emissions Intensive and Trade-Exposed	78	11
Agriculture	68	10
Waste and Others	49	7

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 Territory	1990 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 Labrador	9.2	9.4	9.4
Prince Edward Island	2.0	2.0	2.2
Nova Scotia	19.1	20.1	20.4
New Brunswick	16.0	18.3	18.6
Quebec	84.2	80.3	80.0
Ontario	176.7	174.2	170.6
Manitoba	18.3	19.7	19.5
Saskatchewan	43.5	72.3	72.7
Alberta	166.1	238.1	242.4
British Columbia	49.4	59.9	59.1
Yukon	0.5	0.3	0.4
Northwest Territories and Nunavut	1.5	1.8	1.6

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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