Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita in North America
North America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita in North America, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 0 Mt CO2e per person for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita in North America peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 1980.
North America ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita in North America, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 2 North Macedonia 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 3 Slovakia 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
- 4 Albania 0 Mt CO2e per person compare
More environment data for North America
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 256.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5.52 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.90 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 628,135 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 22.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,845 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 6.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4222 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita in North America?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita in North America was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1980.
- How does North America rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita?
- North America ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste (mt co2e), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.