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Canada vs China: Environment

This page compares Canada and China across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator Canada China Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 4.56 150.26 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.55 0.53 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.89 4.35 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 1.44 4.88 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 22.00 94.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 51.00 207.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 18.00 78.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 21.00 713.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 12.90 15.60 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 11.60 14.70 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 14.00 9.32 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 768.06 15,536.12 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 18.60 11.03 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 133.08 1,485.34 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 28.85 195.67 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 37.27 43.72 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 31.89 1,396.17 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 577.97 13,124.73 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 3.58 38.52 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 40.89 423.62 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 1.35 31.69 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 1.73 62.71 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 30.07 318.45 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 31.85 249.49 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 30.53 498.98 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 31.21 443.63 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.32 0.71 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 6.57 34.81 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.40 9.31 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.80 32.75 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 166.30 928.70 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 0.00 100.00 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.16 4.14 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.58 5.54 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 79.45 6,577.95 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.22 64.79 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2.07 23.15 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.32 5.73 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 89.27 586.64 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 65.82 2,793.02 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.25 3.90 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 71.72 736.76 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 140.26 821.58 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.11 0.93 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) 3.28 -1,346.50 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.