Canada–National GHG Emissions in 2023.
Greenhouse gas emissions, Canada, 1990 to 2022
[Editor’s note: despite all our efforts to reduce emissions this century, we are at about the same level thanks to increases in various sectors, such as oil and gas. Ed.]
Note: Data are presented as rounded figures. The national indicator tracks 7 greenhouse gases released by human activity: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, sulphur hexafluoride, perfluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons and nitrogen trifluoride. Emission levels for some years have been revised in light of improvements to estimation methods and availability of new data. Emissions and removals from the land use, land use change, and forestry sector (LULUCF) are excluded from national totals to allow for a focus on greenhouse gas released from human activity only. Consult the interactive figures to explore the national results in a dynamic and customizable format.
[My emphasis added above. Ed.]
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (2024) National Inventory Report 1990-2022: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada.
While the overall trend between 1990 and 2022 was an increase in GHG emissions, some sectors saw a
decrease. Canada’s overall emissions growth over the 1990 to 2022 period was driven primarily by increased emissions from the oil and gas as well as the agriculture and transport sectors. The 7.1% decrease in GHG emissions between 2005 and 2022 was mainly a result of emission reductions from the electricity and heavy industry sectors.
The effects of the pandemic created an industrial slowdown and significant reductions in trade and travel by air and land. These impacts contributed to the GHG emission decrease, especially in the transport sector where a 16% decrease was observed between 2019 and 2020. Following the partial recovery of economic activities in 2021, a rebound in emissions was observed compared to 2020 (+12 Mt CO2 eq) and a continuing increase in emissions in 2022 (+9 Mt CO2 eq). The emissions observed in 2022 remained below the pre-pandemic level of 2019.
According to the greenhouse gas equivalencies calculator developed by Natural Resources Canada, the 54 Mt CO2 eq emission reduction for the period from 2005 to 2022 is equivalent to:
• removing around 16 500 000 gas-powered passenger vehicles from the roads for 1 year, or
• the energy-based emissions from around 12 600 000 homes for 1 year
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