Botswana vs Uruguay: Per capita nitrous oxide
Botswana
3.14
in 2024
Uruguay
2.23
in 2024
Botswana rank
2nd
Uruguay rank
5th
Per capita nitrous oxide over time
- Botswana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.14 against 2.23 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.91.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 17 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.57 | 0.6653 | 0.9071 | Botswana |
| 1860s | 1.52 | 0.4414 | 1.08 | Botswana |
| 1870s | 1.73 | 0.366 | 1.36 | Botswana |
| 1880s | 2.08 | 0.3338 | 1.74 | Botswana |
| 1890s | 2.13 | 0.4016 | 1.73 | Botswana |
| 1900s | 2.1 | 0.6524 | 1.45 | Botswana |
| 1910s | 2.39 | 0.799 | 1.59 | Botswana |
| 1920s | 3.11 | 0.6369 | 2.47 | Botswana |
| 1930s | 2.75 | 0.5603 | 2.19 | Botswana |
| 1940s | 5.34 | 0.9905 | 4.35 | Botswana |
| 1950s | 6.67 | 1.81 | 4.86 | Botswana |
| 1960s | 4.53 | 2.14 | 2.39 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 4.25 | 2.07 | 2.18 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.84 | 2.14 | 0.6955 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.03 | 2.06 | 0.9733 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.13 | 2.07 | 0.0644 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.0959 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.47 | 2.2 | 0.2651 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, Botswana or Uruguay?
- Botswana, at 3.14 against 2.23 in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between Botswana and Uruguay?
- 0.91, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Botswana ranks 2nd 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.