Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada

Canada: Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 41,604 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41,604 kt
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
12th
of 222 countries
All-time high
41,604 kt
in 2023
All-time low
26,411 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 26.4k kt1991: 26.8k kt1992: 27.2k kt1993: 27.8k kt1994: 28.0k kt1995: 29.3k kt1996: 30.7k kt1997: 30.1k kt1998: 31.0k kt1999: 30.9k kt2000: 29.9k kt2001: 29.4k kt2002: 29.9k kt2003: 30.5k kt2004: 30.6k kt2005: 32.3k kt2006: 30.0k kt2007: 33.2k kt2008: 32.5k kt2009: 31.3k kt2010: 32.2k kt2011: 34.6k kt2012: 36.3k kt2013: 36.0k kt2014: 35.6k kt2015: 35.6k kt2016: 35.6k kt2017: 35.9k kt2018: 37.7k kt2019: 36.6k kt2020: 39.3k kt2021: 37.7k kt2022: 37.9k kt2023: 41.6k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Canada recorded 41,604 kt for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada peaked at 41,604 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26,411 kt, in 1990.

Canada ranks 12th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 26,411 kt
1991 26,825 kt +1.6%
1992 27,240 kt +1.5%
1993 27,800 kt +2.1%
1994 27,960 kt +0.6%
1995 29,321 kt +4.9%
1996 30,663 kt +4.6%
1997 30,124 kt -1.8%
1998 31,026 kt +3.0%
1999 30,875 kt -0.5%
2000 29,929 kt -3.1%
2001 29,355 kt -1.9%
2002 29,911 kt +1.9%
2003 30,515 kt +2.0%
2004 30,633 kt +0.4%
2005 32,269 kt +5.3%
2006 29,956 kt -7.2%
2007 33,237 kt +11.0%
2008 32,518 kt -2.2%
2009 31,345 kt -3.6%
2010 32,240 kt +2.9%
2011 34,568 kt +7.2%
2012 36,283 kt +5.0%
2013 36,010 kt -0.8%
2014 35,627 kt -1.1%
2015 35,639 kt +0.0%
2016 35,551 kt -0.2%
2017 35,931 kt +1.1%
2018 37,748 kt +5.1%
2019 36,606 kt -3.0%
2020 39,337 kt +7.5%
2021 37,659 kt -4.3%
2022 37,872 kt +0.6%
2023 41,604 kt +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,824 kt 26,411 kt 31,026 kt 10
2000s 30,967 kt 29,355 kt 33,237 kt 10
2010s 35,620 kt 32,240 kt 37,748 kt 10
2020s 39,118 kt 37,659 kt 41,604 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 9 Pakistan 62,859 kt compare
  2. 10 Indonesia 59,303 kt compare
  3. 11 Ethiopia 47,084 kt compare
  4. 13 Argentina 40,665 kt compare
  5. 14 Sudan (former) 40,094 kt compare
  6. 15 Mexico 36,873 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada?
Agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Canada was 41,604 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 41,604 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 26,411 kt in 1990.
How does Canada rank for agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Canada ranks 12th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf