Canadian Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector, 1990-2013

Canadian historical greenhouse gas emissions in megatonnes of CO2 equivalent, reported by sector. The data is compiled by Environment and Climate Change Canada from National Inventory Reports and covers the years 1990, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013. It is published by the Government of Ontario on the open_canada platform.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in industrial emissions based on the sectoral breakdown.
• Compare emissions from transportation and electricity generation over time.
• Model historical emission changes for selected years mentioned in the description.
• Assess the relative contribution of the agriculture and waste sectors to national totals.

Strengths

• Data is derived from official National Inventory Reports (NIR) by Environment and Climate Change Canada.
• Emissions are reported in a standardized unit (megatonnes of CO2 equivalent).
• Covers multiple historical snapshots (1990, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013).
• Provides a breakdown by six major sectors: Transportation, Industry, Buildings, Electricity, Agriculture, and Waste.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the specific reporting years available.

Provenance

Source

Environment and Climate Change Canada's National Inventory Reports (NIR).

Collection Method

Official national greenhouse gas inventory reporting.

Time Range

1990, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 12:02:41.989452; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada.