Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Canada
Canada: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
19th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1983
All-time low
0.9611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Canada, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Canada peaked at 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.9611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1940.
That places Canada 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 16 Latvia 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 17 Argentina 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 18 Finland 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 20 Namibia 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 21 Brazil 0.9621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 22 Turkmenistan 0.9601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Canada?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Canada was 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1940.
- How does Canada rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.