Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Canada
Canada: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 2.07 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Canada, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada stood at 2.07 Mt CO2e.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada peaked at 2.34 Mt CO2e in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.3 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Canada ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.59 Mt CO2e | 1.3 Mt CO2e | 1.87 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 Mt CO2e | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 1.91 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 Mt CO2e | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 1.97 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 Mt CO2e | 1.99 Mt CO2e | 2.34 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 Mt CO2e | 2.05 Mt CO2e | 2.24 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 Mt CO2e | 1.92 Mt CO2e | 2.07 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 768.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 18.61 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 30.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7994 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 71.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2499 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 133.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1643 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.5773 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 28.85 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Canada was 2.07 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.34 Mt CO2e in 2008.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 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).