Australia vs Uruguay: Per capita nitrous oxide

Australia
2.54
in 2024
Uruguay
2.23
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Uruguay rank
5th

Per capita nitrous oxide over time

  • Australia
  • Uruguay
051015185019372024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 2.54 against 2.23 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.31.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 201 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uruguay Difference Ahead
1850s 10.14 0.6653 9.48 Australia
1860s 6.17 0.4414 5.73 Australia
1870s 5.94 0.366 5.57 Australia
1880s 6.02 0.3338 5.69 Australia
1890s 4.6 0.4016 4.19 Australia
1900s 4.06 0.6524 3.41 Australia
1910s 4.26 0.799 3.46 Australia
1920s 3.88 0.6369 3.25 Australia
1930s 3.52 0.5603 2.96 Australia
1940s 3.9 0.9905 2.91 Australia
1950s 4.59 1.81 2.79 Australia
1960s 4.68 2.14 2.53 Australia
1970s 4.9 2.07 2.83 Australia
1980s 4.31 2.14 2.16 Australia
1990s 4.07 2.06 2.01 Australia
2000s 3.87 2.07 1.8 Australia
2010s 3.17 2.2 0.9718 Australia
2020s 2.43 2.2 0.2289 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, Australia or Uruguay?
Australia, at 2.54 against 2.23 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between Australia and Uruguay?
0.31, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
Australia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th 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.

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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed