Canada vs Latvia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Canada
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Latvia
1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada rank
19th
Latvia rank
16th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Canada
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Canada, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 16th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 17 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1860s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1870s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1880s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1890s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1900s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1910s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1930s | 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1940s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1960s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Canada or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 1.17 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 Canada and Latvia?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latvia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latvia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Canada ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 16th 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.