Argentina vs Canada: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Argentina
1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
Canada rank
19th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada, a difference of 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and Canada ranks 19th of 201 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.4755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.4289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.4775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.6246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.6652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.4268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.6779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Argentina or Canada?
- Argentina, at 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Argentina and Canada?
- 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Argentina ranks 17th and Canada ranks 19th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.