Carbon footprint of Québec households

The carbon footprint of Québec households for 2018 totalled at least 70,420 kilotonnes of CO₂ equivalent (kt of CO₂ eq.), which is equivalent to 8.4 tons per capita. 

The carbon footprint of households corresponds to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced to meet the consumption needs of households, whether generated by the households themselves or by the industrial sectors that supply them with the goods and services requested.

The carbon footprint measures emissions generated in Québec, elsewhere in Canada, and elsewhere on the planet.