Canadian Black Carbon Emissions Inventory 2013-2024

Canada's Black Carbon Inventory tracks annual emissions of this climate-warming and health-impacting aerosol from combustion sources. The dataset originates from the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory's PM2.5 emissions data and supports national air quality strategy development. It covers emissions from 2013 to 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in black carbon emissions from combustion-related sources over the 2013-2024 period.
• Model the relationship between PM2.5 emissions and black carbon component for climate impact assessments.
• Inform air quality management strategies using annual inventory data on a national scale.
• Support Canada's Arctic Council commitments by tracking emission changes year-over-year.

Strengths

• Provides 12 years of continuous annual data from 2013 to 2024.
• Data originates from the authoritative national Air Pollutant Emission Inventory (APEI).
• Compiled by Environment and Climate Change Canada, the official government department.

Limitations

• Specific row count, column names, and granular sample data are unavailable.
• Data is presented in HTML format, which may require extraction and transformation for analytical use.
• Emissions are derived from PM2.5 estimates, not direct measurements of black carbon.

Provenance

Source

Environment and Climate Change Canada

Collection Method

Compiled from the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory (APEI), specifically PM2.5 emissions from combustion-related sources.

Time Range

2013 to 2024

Freshness

Updated annually; last metadata update was March 2026.

Geography

Canada