Canada's oil sands production released over 85 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2021 – a nearly six-fold increase in comparison to 1990 levels. On site oil sands production accounted for almost a quarter of the Canadian oil and gas industry's GHG emissions in 2021, compared with less than five percent in 1990.
Greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada from 1990 to 2021, by production type (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
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Environment Canada. (April 12, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada from 1990 to 2021, by production type (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/481060/oil-and-gas-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-type-in-canada/
Environment Canada. "Greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada from 1990 to 2021, by production type (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481060/oil-and-gas-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-type-in-canada/
Environment Canada. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada from 1990 to 2021, by production type (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/481060/oil-and-gas-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-type-in-canada/
Environment Canada. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions from The Oil and Gas Industry in Canada from 1990 to 2021, by Production Type (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481060/oil-and-gas-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-type-in-canada/
Environment Canada, Greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada from 1990 to 2021, by production type (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/481060/oil-and-gas-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-type-in-canada/ (last visited May 01, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas industry in Canada from 1990 to 2021, by production type (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Environment Canada, April 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/481060/oil-and-gas-sector-greenhouse-gas-emissions-by-type-in-canada/