Per Capita Nitrous Oxide Emissions

• This interactive map, graph, and table shows the annual per capita nitrous oxide emissions by country, measured in carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, starting in 1965.
• Students can customize the graph, watch a time-lapse animation of emissions on the map, and sort or download the data from the table.
  

Positives

• Students may choose to view datasets for various geographic locations and time periods.
• Related research and data are linked.
• The site explains how the data was collected.

Additional Prerequisites

• Learners need to be familiar with the terms carbon dioxide equivalents and per capita.
• Educators may need time to get familiar with this interactive media before assigning it.
  

Differentiation

• This can be used in statistics and mathematics classes as a source of data for making graphs or data analysis or as a tool for interpreting graphs and data.
• Science classes can use this information to support lessons about the nitrogen cycle, eutrophication, fertilizer use, greenhouse gas emissions, and solutions to climate change.
  
• For social studies classes, this could be useful for creating awareness about one or more of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This resource explores per capita N₂O emissions aggregated from selected countries. Ideally, Global warming potentials for N₂O was calculated within a period of 100 years was taken into account to get the sum of CO₂ equivalent expressed in tonnes. This resource is recommended for teaching.