Nitrous oxide emissions in Canada

Canada emitted 40.89 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Canada, 2024 40.89 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.3% 2023: 41.45 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 10th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in Canada over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period CanadaWorld
2024 40.89 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 41.45 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 39.90 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 38.40 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 40.08 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 40.34 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 39.18 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 38.54 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 37.11 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 37.70 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 37.84 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 37.84 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 37.07 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 36.03 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 34.42 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 33.86 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 34.68 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 35.34 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 34.92 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 34.07 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 34.04 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 34.90 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 34.06 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 34.05 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 34.88 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.3% from 41.45 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 37.84 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +8.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Canada has the 10th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.N2O.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Canada
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database