Australia vs Canada: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 38.62 Mt CO2e against 31.85 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 6.77 Mt CO2e.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4 Mt CO2e | 16.61 Mt CO2e | 12.79 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1980s | 27.5 Mt CO2e | 19.87 Mt CO2e | 7.63 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 1990s | 32.01 Mt CO2e | 22.51 Mt CO2e | 9.5 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2000s | 33.08 Mt CO2e | 24.67 Mt CO2e | 8.41 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.16 Mt CO2e | 28.91 Mt CO2e | 4.25 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2020s | 35.57 Mt CO2e | 31.34 Mt CO2e | 4.22 Mt CO2e | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 38.62 Mt CO2e against 31.85 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Australia and Canada?
- 6.77 Mt CO2e, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Australia ranks 8th and Canada ranks 11th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).