Canada vs Iran: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste

Canada

1.35 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Iran

1.19 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Canada rank

23rd

Iran rank

25th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste over time

Canada
Iran

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.35 Mt CO2e against 1.19 Mt CO2e in Iran, a difference of 0.1532 Mt CO2e.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 25th of 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).