Canada vs France: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

Canada
1.4 Mt CO2e
in 2024
France
1.2 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Canada rank
9th
France rank
12th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Canada
  • France
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.4 Mt CO2e against 1.2 Mt CO2e in France, a difference of 0.2 Mt CO2e.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 12th of 197 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 0.4674 Mt CO2e 1.34 Mt CO2e 0.8693 Mt CO2e France
1980s 0.6705 Mt CO2e 1.27 Mt CO2e 0.5973 Mt CO2e France
1990s 0.9426 Mt CO2e 1.34 Mt CO2e 0.3977 Mt CO2e France
2000s 0.9948 Mt CO2e 1.3 Mt CO2e 0.3096 Mt CO2e France
2010s 1.32 Mt CO2e 1.25 Mt CO2e 0.0635 Mt CO2e Canada
2020s 1.39 Mt CO2e 1.21 Mt CO2e 0.1744 Mt CO2e Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), Canada or France?
Canada, at 1.4 Mt CO2e against 1.2 Mt CO2e in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Canada and France?
0.2 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 building (energy)?
Canada ranks 9th and France ranks 12th of 197 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 Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).