Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Canada is 0 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Canada ranks 158th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +48.0% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +48.0% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 155 Vanuatu 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 156 Maldives 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 157 Central African Republic 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 159 New Caledonia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 0 kt per square kilometre compare
- 161 French Polynesia 0 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Canada
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,240 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Canada?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Canada was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.