Canada vs Namibia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Canada
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Namibia
1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Canada rank
19th
Namibia rank
20th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Canada
- Namibia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Canada ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 20th of 201 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1860s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1870s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1880s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1890s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1900s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1910s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1940s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1960s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Canada or Namibia?
- Canada, at 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Canada and Namibia?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Namibia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Canada ranks 19th and Namibia ranks 20th 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.