Canada vs Mexico: Nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Canada
37.60 million tonnes
in 2023
Mexico
34.04 million tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
11th
Mexico rank
12th

Nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

  • Canada
  • Mexico
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M199020062023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 37.60 million tonnes against 34.04 million tonnes in Mexico, a difference of 3.56 million tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Canada ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 12th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.