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

Canada
2.07 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan
1.83 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
Japan rank
8th

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

  • Canada
  • Japan
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.07 Mt CO2e against 1.83 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 0.24 Mt CO2e.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Canada ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.59 Mt CO2e 1.76 Mt CO2e 0.1716 Mt CO2e Japan
1980s 1.68 Mt CO2e 2.19 Mt CO2e 0.5097 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 1.73 Mt CO2e 6.94 Mt CO2e 5.21 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 2.16 Mt CO2e 4.07 Mt CO2e 1.92 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 2.18 Mt CO2e 2.18 Mt CO2e 0.0058 Mt CO2e Canada
2020s 2.02 Mt CO2e 1.89 Mt CO2e 0.1267 Mt CO2e Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Canada or Japan?
Canada, at 2.07 Mt CO2e against 1.83 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Canada and Japan?
0.24 Mt CO2e, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Canada and Japan rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
Canada ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th 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).