Spain vs United Kingdom: Per capita nitrous oxide

Spain
0.3934
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.4059
in 2024
Spain rank
65th
United Kingdom rank
62nd

Per capita nitrous oxide over time

  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
00.20.40.60.8185019372024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.4059 against 0.3934 in Spain, a difference of 0.0125.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Spain ranks 65th and United Kingdom ranks 62nd of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0798 0.1275 0.0477 United Kingdom
1860s 0.0823 0.1281 0.0459 United Kingdom
1870s 0.0952 0.1387 0.0435 United Kingdom
1880s 0.1137 0.1561 0.0424 United Kingdom
1890s 0.1371 0.1794 0.0423 United Kingdom
1900s 0.1492 0.1889 0.0396 United Kingdom
1910s 0.1396 0.1782 0.0386 United Kingdom
1920s 0.1439 0.1962 0.0523 United Kingdom
1930s 0.154 0.2218 0.0678 United Kingdom
1940s 0.2359 0.3333 0.0974 United Kingdom
1950s 0.3483 0.4763 0.128 United Kingdom
1960s 0.4361 0.5373 0.1012 United Kingdom
1970s 0.5245 0.685 0.1604 United Kingdom
1980s 0.5568 0.7654 0.2086 United Kingdom
1990s 0.5545 0.6496 0.0951 United Kingdom
2000s 0.5268 0.5379 0.0111 United Kingdom
2010s 0.4483 0.463 0.0147 United Kingdom
2020s 0.4239 0.4223 0.0016 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, Spain or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.4059 against 0.3934 in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between Spain and United Kingdom?
0.0125, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
Spain ranks 65th and United Kingdom ranks 62nd 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