Per capita nitrous oxide in Canada
Canada: Per capita nitrous oxide was 1.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.13
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
19th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.88
in 1983
All-time low
0.9611
in 1940
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide in Canada, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.13 for per capita nitrous oxide 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 in Canada peaked at 1.88 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.9611, 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.
Per capita nitrous oxide in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.36 | — |
| 1851 | 1.34 | -1.6% |
| 1852 | 1.32 | -1.5% |
| 1853 | 1.3 | -1.4% |
| 1854 | 1.28 | -1.5% |
| 1855 | 1.26 | -1.6% |
| 1856 | 1.24 | -1.8% |
| 1857 | 1.21 | -1.9% |
| 1858 | 1.19 | -2.1% |
| 1859 | 1.17 | -1.9% |
| 1860 | 1.15 | -1.7% |
| 1861 | 1.13 | -1.4% |
| 1862 | 1.12 | -1.1% |
| 1863 | 1.11 | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 1.1 | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 1866 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 1.08 | -0.8% |
| 1868 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1869 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1870 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1871 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 1873 | 1.1 | +2.7% |
| 1874 | 1.13 | +3.4% |
| 1875 | 1.17 | +3.6% |
| 1876 | 1.21 | +3.5% |
| 1877 | 1.25 | +3.0% |
| 1878 | 1.28 | +2.3% |
| 1879 | 1.3 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 1.3 | -0.2% |
| 1882 | 1.3 | -0.3% |
| 1883 | 1.3 | -0.3% |
| 1884 | 1.29 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 1887 | 1.27 | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 1.27 | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 1.3 | +3.1% |
| 1891 | 1.3 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 1.31 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 1.31 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 1.32 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 1.32 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 1.32 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 1.33 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 1.33 | +0.3% |
| 1899 | 1.33 | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 1.33 | -0.4% |
| 1901 | 1.32 | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 1.3 | -1.1% |
| 1903 | 1.28 | -1.4% |
| 1904 | 1.26 | -1.4% |
| 1905 | 1.25 | -1.4% |
| 1906 | 1.23 | -1.4% |
| 1907 | 1.21 | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 1.19 | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 1.18 | -1.4% |
| 1910 | 1.16 | -1.3% |
| 1911 | 1.15 | -1.1% |
| 1912 | 1.14 | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
| 1914 | 1.12 | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 1.11 | -0.9% |
| 1916 | 1.1 | -0.9% |
| 1917 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 1920 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 1921 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1922 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1923 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1924 | 1.03 | -0.7% |
| 1925 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 1926 | 1.02 | -0.7% |
| 1927 | 1.01 | -0.8% |
| 1928 | 0.9995 | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 0.9922 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.9856 | -0.7% |
| 1931 | 0.9803 | -0.5% |
| 1932 | 0.9767 | -0.4% |
| 1933 | 0.9749 | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 0.9733 | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.972 | -0.1% |
| 1936 | 0.9708 | -0.1% |
| 1937 | 0.9696 | -0.1% |
| 1938 | 0.9683 | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.9655 | -0.3% |
| 1940 | 0.9611 | -0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.968 | +0.7% |
| 1942 | 0.9952 | +2.8% |
| 1943 | 1.04 | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 1.09 | +4.9% |
| 1945 | 1.14 | +5.0% |
| 1946 | 1.2 | +4.7% |
| 1947 | 1.24 | +4.0% |
| 1948 | 1.28 | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 1.3 | +1.7% |
| 1950 | 1.3 | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 1.29 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 1.28 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.27 | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 1.27 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 1.27 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 1.26 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.26 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.26 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 1.26 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.26 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 1.31 | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 1.35 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 1.35 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.39 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.42 | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 1.41 | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 1.4 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.41 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 1.35 | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 1.39 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 1.41 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.57 | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.62 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.49 | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.56 | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.68 | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 1.79 | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 1.69 | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.64 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.55 | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.88 | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 1.78 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 1.54 | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 1.4 | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 1.46 | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.43 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.62 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 1.62 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.5 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 1.48 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.52 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.65 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.63 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.62 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.37 | -15.4% |
| 1998 | 1.36 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.32 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1.21 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.22 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.23 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.22 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.23 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.18 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.12 | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.14 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.19 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.23 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.21 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.18 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.17 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.13 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.14 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.17 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.12 | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 1.16 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.12 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.11 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.14 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.13 | -1.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 2.9× the median. (67 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.27 | 1.17 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.1 | 1.06 | 1.15 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.16 | 1.05 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.29 | 1.26 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.32 | 1.3 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.16 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.03 | 0.9922 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9737 | 0.9655 | 0.9856 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.12 | 0.9611 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.27 | 1.26 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.36 | 1.26 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 | 1.4 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 | 1.32 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 | 1.12 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.12 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in Canada?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in Canada was 1.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 in 1983.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9611 in 1940.
- How does Canada rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Canada ranks 19th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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