Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Canada

Canada: Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
20th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2022
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Canada, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in Canada is 0 kt per person, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in Canada peaked at 0 kt per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.

That places Canada 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita in Canada, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person +2.3%
1963 0 kt per person +2.9%
1964 0 kt per person +2.7%
1965 0 kt per person +3.3%
1966 0 kt per person +3.0%
1967 0 kt per person +2.8%
1968 0 kt per person +2.8%
1969 0 kt per person +2.3%
1970 0 kt per person -5.4%
1971 0 kt per person -2.9%
1972 0 kt per person +0.1%
1973 0 kt per person +0.6%
1974 0 kt per person +1.0%
1975 0 kt per person -3.7%
1976 0 kt per person +4.6%
1977 0 kt per person -0.6%
1978 0 kt per person -3.2%
1979 0 kt per person -1.6%
1980 0 kt per person -1.3%
1981 0 kt per person -0.7%
1982 0 kt per person +2.2%
1983 0 kt per person -3.7%
1984 0 kt per person +0.7%
1985 0 kt per person +1.3%
1986 0 kt per person +1.2%
1987 0 kt per person +1.9%
1988 0 kt per person -2.8%
1989 0 kt per person -0.7%
1990 0 kt per person +0.6%
1991 0 kt per person +3.3%
1992 0 kt per person +4.1%
1993 0 kt per person +3.5%
1994 0 kt per person +4.6%
1995 0 kt per person +2.7%
1996 0 kt per person +2.6%
1997 0 kt per person +1.7%
1998 0 kt per person +4.8%
1999 0 kt per person -4.0%
2000 0 kt per person +0.5%
2001 0 kt per person +0.0%
2002 0 kt per person -0.0%
2003 0 kt per person -0.2%
2004 0 kt per person +0.8%
2005 0 kt per person +1.5%
2006 0 kt per person -1.7%
2007 0 kt per person +1.4%
2008 0 kt per person +2.6%
2009 0 kt per person -0.5%
2010 0 kt per person -0.5%
2011 0 kt per person +4.4%
2012 0 kt per person -1.4%
2013 0 kt per person +1.4%
2014 0 kt per person +0.2%
2015 0 kt per person -0.2%
2016 0 kt per person +1.5%
2017 0 kt per person +4.4%
2018 0 kt per person +2.0%
2019 0 kt per person -0.7%
2020 0 kt per person +0.2%
2021 0 kt per person +1.7%
2022 0 kt per person +0.4%
2023 0 kt per person -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 17 Iceland 0 kt per person compare
  2. 18 Latvia 0 kt per person compare
  3. 19 United States 0 kt per person compare
  4. 21 Monaco 0 kt per person compare
  5. 22 Andorra 0 kt per person compare
  6. 23 France 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in Canada?
Waste — emissions (n2o), per capita in Canada was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2022.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
How does Canada rank for waste — emissions (n2o), per capita?
Canada ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (N2O), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.