Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Canada

Canada: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) was 0.3044 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3044 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0.3044 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.1977 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Canada, 1990–2023

00.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.208 kt1991: 0.209 kt1992: 0.214 kt1993: 0.214 kt1994: 0.217 kt1995: 0.221 kt1996: 0.231 kt1997: 0.198 kt1998: 0.21 kt1999: 0.223 kt2000: 0.234 kt2001: 0.246 kt2002: 0.259 kt2003: 0.244 kt2004: 0.272 kt2005: 0.279 kt2006: 0.279 kt2007: 0.28 kt2008: 0.273 kt2009: 0.268 kt2010: 0.27 kt2011: 0.266 kt2012: 0.259 kt2013: 0.292 kt2014: 0.238 kt2015: 0.241 kt2016: 0.251 kt2017: 0.244 kt2018: 0.25 kt2019: 0.25 kt2020: 0.25 kt2021: 0.304 kt2022: 0.304 kt2023: 0.304 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for industrial wastewater — emissions in Canada is 0.3044 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Canada peaked at 0.3044 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1977 kt, in 1997.

Canada ranks 19th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O) in Canada, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2075 kt —
1991 0.2091 kt +0.7%
1992 0.2139 kt +2.3%
1993 0.2136 kt -0.2%
1994 0.2172 kt +1.7%
1995 0.221 kt +1.8%
1996 0.2309 kt +4.5%
1997 0.1977 kt -14.4%
1998 0.21 kt +6.2%
1999 0.2232 kt +6.3%
2000 0.2344 kt +5.0%
2001 0.2464 kt +5.1%
2002 0.2586 kt +4.9%
2003 0.2445 kt -5.5%
2004 0.2724 kt +11.4%
2005 0.2792 kt +2.5%
2006 0.2789 kt -0.1%
2007 0.2803 kt +0.5%
2008 0.2727 kt -2.7%
2009 0.268 kt -1.7%
2010 0.2704 kt +0.9%
2011 0.2661 kt -1.6%
2012 0.2589 kt -2.7%
2013 0.292 kt +12.8%
2014 0.2379 kt -18.5%
2015 0.2415 kt +1.5%
2016 0.2511 kt +4.0%
2017 0.2439 kt -2.9%
2018 0.2495 kt +2.3%
2019 0.2495 kt +0.0%
2020 0.2495 kt +0.0%
2021 0.3044 kt +22.0%
2022 0.3044 kt +0.0%
2023 0.3044 kt +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.3044 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0221 kt, 13.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2144 kt 0.1977 kt 0.2309 kt 10
2000s 0.2635 kt 0.2344 kt 0.2803 kt 10
2010s 0.2561 kt 0.2379 kt 0.292 kt 10
2020s 0.2907 kt 0.2495 kt 0.3044 kt 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 16 Viet Nam 0.3409 kt compare
  2. 17 Poland 0.3319 kt compare
  3. 18 Spain 0.3302 kt compare
  4. 20 Saudi Arabia 0.2693 kt compare
  5. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.2479 kt compare
  6. 22 Argentina 0.2438 kt compare

See the full ranking of 255 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is industrial wastewater — emissions in Canada?
Industrial wastewater — emissions in Canada was 0.3044 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.3044 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1977 kt in 1997.
How does Canada rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
Canada ranks 19th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
255 places, 8,458 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.