United States vs. Canada
Environment
| United States | Canada |
|---|
| Air pollutants | particulate matter emissions: 7.4 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 5,006.3 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 685.74 megatons (2020 est.) | particulate matter emissions: 6.48 micrograms per cubic meter (2016 est.)
carbon dioxide emissions: 544.89 megatons (2016 est.)
methane emissions: 101.82 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Total water withdrawal | municipal: 58.39 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 209.7 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 176.2 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) | municipal: 4.888 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
industrial: 28.07 billion cubic meters (2017 est.)
agricultural: 2.639 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Revenue from forest resources | forest revenues: 0.04% of GDP (2018 est.) | forest revenues: 0.08% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | coal revenues: 0.2% of GDP (2018 est.) | coal revenues: 0.08% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | municipal solid waste generated annually: 258 million tons (2015 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 89.268 million tons (2014 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 34.6% (2014 est.) | municipal solid waste generated annually: 25,103,034 tons (2014 est.)
municipal solid waste recycled annually: 5,168,715 tons (2008 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 20.6% (2008 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
