Canada vs France: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 31.85 Mt CO2e against 23.1 Mt CO2e in France, a difference of 8.75 Mt CO2e.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and France ranks 14th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.61 Mt CO2e | 27.81 Mt CO2e | 11.2 Mt CO2e | France |
| 1980s | 19.87 Mt CO2e | 31.58 Mt CO2e | 11.71 Mt CO2e | France |
| 1990s | 22.51 Mt CO2e | 30.62 Mt CO2e | 8.11 Mt CO2e | France |
| 2000s | 24.67 Mt CO2e | 29.39 Mt CO2e | 4.72 Mt CO2e | France |
| 2010s | 28.91 Mt CO2e | 28.32 Mt CO2e | 0.5868 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2020s | 31.34 Mt CO2e | 24.38 Mt CO2e | 6.96 Mt CO2e | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 31.85 Mt CO2e against 23.1 Mt CO2e in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Canada and France?
- 8.75 Mt CO2e, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Canada ranks 11th and France ranks 14th 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).