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Canada: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

191.59gCO2e per kWh · 2025+3.9% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for Canada from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025191.587
2024184.765
2023177.461
2022161.063
2021165.463
2020161.756
2019170.067
2018170.92
2017172.151
2016180.982
2015184.46
2014188.968
2013187.041
2012193.46
2011206.249
2010214.877
2009204.404
2008213.56
2007227.858
2006216.629
2005225.097
2004235.415
2003251.694
2002245.215
2001255.749
2000245.78
1999235.139
1998241.358
1997213.263
1996191.651
1995198.846
1994188.336
1993190.786
1992209.029
1991202.28
1990205.891
1989224.86
1988206.001
1987189.691
1986172.183
1985191.054

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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