Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Canada
Canada: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Canada, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) 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 13.6% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) 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 85th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) in Canada, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1972 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1973 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1974 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1978 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1984 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2007 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2008 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +13.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0 kt per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 68% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
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
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Canada?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) in Canada was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Canada rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches)?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — indirect emissions (n2o that leaches) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) (Synthetic fertilizers) 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.