| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions {a} | Canada | North America | World | |
| (in thousand metric tons of CO2) | ||||
| Total Emissions, 1998 | 467223 | 5915907 | 24215376 | |
| Percent change since 1990 | 9 % | 13 % | 8 % | |
| Emissions as a percent of global CO2 production | 1.9 % | 24.4 % | ||
| Emissions in 1998 from: | ||||
| solid fuels | 103508 | 2085772 | 8654368 | |
| liquid fuels | 192818 | 2467484 | 10160272 | |
| gaseous fuels | 160842 | 1298217 | 4470080 | |
| gas flaring | 4044 | 16599 | 172208 | |
| cement manufacturing | 6012 | 47835 | 758448 | |
| Per capita CO2 emissions, 1998 | ||||
| (thousand metric tons of CO2) | 15 | 19 | 4 | |
| Percent change since 1990 | -1 % | 5 % | -2 % | |
| CO2 emissions (in metric tons) per million | ||||
| dollars Gross Domestic Product {b}, 1998 | 754 | X | 773 | |
| Percent change since 1990 | -6 % | X | -10 % | |
| Cumulative CO2 emissions, 1900-1999 | ||||
| (in billion metric tons) | 21366 | 304687 | 933686 | |
| CO2 Emissions by Sector, 1999 {c} (in million metric tons of CO2) | ||||
| Public electricity, heat production, | ||||
| and autoproducers | 118 | 2515 | 8693 | |
| Other Energy Industries | 54 | 326 | 1205 | |
| Manufacturing Industries and Construction | 90 | 646 | 4337 | |
| Transportation | 151 | 1844 | 5505 | |
| Residential | 40 | 392 | 1802 | |
| Other Sectors {d} | 56 | 449 | 5640 | |
| Total Emissions All Sectors: | 510 | 6172 | 27180 | |
| CO2 Intensity, 1999 | ||||
| Emissions per total energy consumption | ||||
| (metric tons CO2 per terajoule energy) | 48 | 58 | 56 | |
| Emissions per Gross Domestic Product {e} | ||||
| (metric tons of CO2/million $PPP) | 635 | 649 | 582 | |
| Non-CO2 Air Pollution, thousand metric tons | ||||
| Sulfur dioxide emissions, 1995 | 2761 | 20904 | 141875 | |
| Nitrogen oxide emissions, 1995 | 3749 | 21803 | 99271 | |
| Carbon monoxide emissions, 1995 | 52488 | 142737 | 852415 | |
| Non-methane VOC emissions {f}, 1995 | 9190 | 28689 | 159634 | |
| Multilateral Agreements Status as of September 2002 | ||||
| Data show the year each country ratified the agreement, unless labeled as "signed only". | ||||
| Kyoto Protocol | 1998 (signed only) | |||
| United Nations Framework Convention | ||||
| on Climate Change (UNFCCC) | 1992 | |||
| Vienna Convention | 1986 | |||
| Other Resources: | ||||
| Sustainable Development Country Profile of the | ||||
| Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: | ||||
| http://www.fao.org/countryprofiles/index.asp?subj=2&iso3= | ||||
| Footnotes: | ||||
| Some footnotes are not incorporated here. Please refer to the Data Tables section of EarthTrends for a full listing. | ||||
| a. Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC). b. Constant US dollars. c. Source: International Energy Agency (IEA). | ||||
| d. Includes the commercial sector, agriculture, the public service sector, and international bunkers | ||||
| e. GDP is in 1995 international dollars, adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity. f. VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds. | ||||
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