Argentina vs Canada: Nitrous oxide emissions
Argentina
52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Canada
44.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Argentina rank
9th
Canada rank
11th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Argentina
- Canada
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada, a difference of 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Argentina ranks 9th and Canada ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 772,347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1860s | 832,649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1870s | 987,613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1880s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1890s | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1900s | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1910s | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1920s | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1930s | 5.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1940s | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1950s | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1960s | 29.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 1970s | 33.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1980s | 33.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 1990s | 34.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Canada |
| 2000s | 40.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 2010s | 42.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 508,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
| 2020s | 50.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Argentina or Canada?
- Argentina, at 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 44.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Argentina and Canada?
- 7.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Canada?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Canada rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Argentina ranks 9th and Canada ranks 11th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.