United States vs Zambia: Per capita nitrous oxide

United States
0.6936
in 2024
Zambia
0.6678
in 2024
United States rank
30th
Zambia rank
31st

Per capita nitrous oxide over time

  • United States
  • Zambia
01234185019372024

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.6936 against 0.6678 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0258.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.

United States ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 31st of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.26 0.2941 0.9639 United States
1860s 1.04 0.313 0.7265 United States
1870s 0.9836 0.3896 0.594 United States
1880s 0.9806 0.502 0.4785 United States
1890s 0.8944 0.5663 0.3281 United States
1900s 0.8271 0.661 0.1661 United States
1910s 0.787 0.9268 0.1398 Zambia
1920s 0.7156 1.34 0.6276 Zambia
1930s 0.6512 1.3 0.6507 Zambia
1940s 0.8137 2.64 1.82 Zambia
1950s 0.9932 3.17 2.18 Zambia
1960s 1.24 1.97 0.7348 Zambia
1970s 1.34 1.61 0.2708 Zambia
1980s 1.12 1.19 0.0729 Zambia
1990s 0.9866 1.21 0.2275 Zambia
2000s 0.8885 0.9631 0.0746 Zambia
2010s 0.7743 0.7841 0.0098 Zambia
2020s 0.7059 0.671 0.035 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide, United States or Zambia?
United States, at 0.6936 against 0.6678 in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide between United States and Zambia?
0.0258, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do United States and Zambia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide?
United States ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 31st 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