Brazil vs Canada: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Brazil
0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
21st
Canada rank
19th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brazil
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil, a difference of 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 21st 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 | Brazil | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1860s | 0.1584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1870s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1880s | 0.1576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 0.2501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 0.3208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 0.4915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 0.591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.7115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.9211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2113 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, Brazil or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Brazil and Canada?
- 0.1679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Canada?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Canada rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brazil ranks 21st 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.