Australia vs Botswana: Per capita nitrous oxide
Australia
2.54
in 2024
Botswana
3.14
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Botswana rank
2nd
Per capita nitrous oxide over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.14 against 2.54 in Australia, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 4th and Botswana ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 15 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 10.14 | 1.57 | 8.57 | Australia |
| 1860s | 6.17 | 1.52 | 4.65 | Australia |
| 1870s | 5.94 | 1.73 | 4.21 | Australia |
| 1880s | 6.02 | 2.08 | 3.95 | Australia |
| 1890s | 4.6 | 2.13 | 2.46 | Australia |
| 1900s | 4.06 | 2.1 | 1.96 | Australia |
| 1910s | 4.26 | 2.39 | 1.87 | Australia |
| 1920s | 3.88 | 3.11 | 0.7766 | Australia |
| 1930s | 3.52 | 2.75 | 0.7686 | Australia |
| 1940s | 3.9 | 5.34 | 1.45 | Botswana |
| 1950s | 4.59 | 6.67 | 2.08 | Botswana |
| 1960s | 4.68 | 4.53 | 0.1412 | Australia |
| 1970s | 4.9 | 4.25 | 0.6519 | Australia |
| 1980s | 4.31 | 2.84 | 1.47 | Australia |
| 1990s | 4.07 | 3.03 | 1.03 | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.87 | 2.13 | 1.73 | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.17 | 2.1 | 1.07 | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.43 | 2.47 | 0.0362 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, Australia or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 3.14 against 2.54 in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.6, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Australia ranks 4th and Botswana ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.