Canada vs Iran: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Canada
2.07 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Iran
4.51 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
Iran rank
4th

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

  • Canada
  • Iran
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 4.51 Mt CO2e against 2.07 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 2.44 Mt CO2e.

That makes Iran's figure about 2.2 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 7th and Iran ranks 4th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Iran Difference Ahead
1970s 1.59 Mt CO2e 0.1429 Mt CO2e 1.45 Mt CO2e Canada
1980s 1.68 Mt CO2e 0.2797 Mt CO2e 1.4 Mt CO2e Canada
1990s 1.73 Mt CO2e 0.6825 Mt CO2e 1.04 Mt CO2e Canada
2000s 2.16 Mt CO2e 1.27 Mt CO2e 0.8883 Mt CO2e Canada
2010s 2.18 Mt CO2e 3.72 Mt CO2e 1.54 Mt CO2e Iran
2020s 2.02 Mt CO2e 4.36 Mt CO2e 2.34 Mt CO2e Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Canada or Iran?
Iran, at 4.51 Mt CO2e against 2.07 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Canada and Iran?
2.44 Mt CO2e, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and Iran rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
Canada ranks 7th and Iran ranks 4th of 194 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 Transport (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 Transport (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
241 places, 13,255 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 transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).