Botswana vs New Zealand: Per capita nitrous oxide
Botswana
3.14
in 2024
New Zealand
2.54
in 2024
Botswana rank
2nd
New Zealand rank
3rd
Per capita nitrous oxide over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.14 against 2.54 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.57 | 18.67 | 17.1 | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 1.52 | 11.48 | 9.97 | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1.73 | 7.02 | 5.3 | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 2.08 | 6.14 | 4.06 | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2.13 | 4.9 | 2.76 | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2.1 | 4.08 | 1.98 | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2.39 | 4.12 | 1.73 | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 3.11 | 3.82 | 0.7167 | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2.75 | 3.46 | 0.7054 | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 5.34 | 3.81 | 1.53 | Botswana |
| 1950s | 6.67 | 4.55 | 2.12 | Botswana |
| 1960s | 4.53 | 4.62 | 0.0867 | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.25 | 4.58 | 0.3351 | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.84 | 4.52 | 1.69 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.03 | 3.75 | 0.7203 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.13 | 3.44 | 1.3 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 3.02 | 0.9209 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.64 | 0.1676 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, Botswana or New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 3.14 against 2.54 in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0.6, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd 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.