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Figure 9 Greenhouse gas emissions by province/territory, 2005
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The bar graph provides provincial and territorial breakdowns of GHG emissions estimates in megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents for the years 1990 and 2005.
In 2005 Alberta has the highest emission in 2005 at 233 Mt, followed next by Ontario (201 Mt), Quebec (89 Mt), Saskatchewan (71 Mt), British Columbia (66 Mt), Nova Scotia (23 Mt), Manitoba (20 Mt), New Brunswick (21 Mt) and Newfoundland (11 Mt). Combined, Prince Edward Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon are responsible for approximately 4 Mt of GHG emissions. In comparison, 1990 saw Ontario with the highest emissions at 175 Mt, followed next by Alberta at 169 Mt, Quebec (85 Mt) and British Columbia (51Mt). Between 1990 and 2005, total emissions rose in all provinces and territories except for the Yukon, where they dropped slightly.
Data for this graph were taken from Environment Canada’s National Inventory Report: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, 1990-2005.
