Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Canada were equivalent to 44.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂e) in 2022, an increase of four percent from the previous year. Canada's annual N₂O emissions have risen by more than 15 percent since the turn of the century. N₂O is a potent greenhouse gas with a far greater warming potential than CO₂ and has a lifetime of more than 100 years. It is primarily emitted from agricultural processes.
Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Emissions in MtCO₂e
2022
44.6
2021
42.9
2020
44.5
2019
42.3
2018
43.5
2017
41.8
2016
41.2
2015
42
2014
42.2
2013
42.6
2012
43
2011
41.1
2010
38.7
2009
37.7
2008
39.3
2007
40.5
2006
36.8
2005
39.3
2004
38.2
2003
38.7
2002
38.1
2001
37.5
2000
38.7
1999
39.9
1998
40.1
1997
40.6
1996
47.5
1995
46.5
1994
46.6
1993
43.1
1992
41.5
1991
41.2
1990
44.1
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Figures have been rounded Non-CO₂ emissions are expressed in CO₂ equivalents using 100-year global warming potential values from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
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OWID. (April 8, 2024). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379633/annual-canada-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
OWID. "Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379633/annual-canada-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
OWID. (2024). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379633/annual-canada-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
OWID. "Annual Nitrous Oxide (N₂o) Emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379633/annual-canada-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
OWID, Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379633/annual-canada-nitrous-oxide-emissions/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Canada from 1990 to 2022 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OWID, April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1379633/annual-canada-nitrous-oxide-emissions/
