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Per capita nitrous oxide in Angola

Angola: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.4561 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.4561
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
56th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.63
in 1949
All-time low
0.2227
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Angola, 1850–2024

00.511.522.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Angola stood at 0.4561.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Angola peaked at 2.63 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2227, in 1870.

Angola ranks 56th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Angola, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2263 —
1851 0.2282 +0.9%
1852 0.2304 +0.9%
1853 0.2326 +1.0%
1854 0.2346 +0.8%
1855 0.2362 +0.7%
1856 0.2374 +0.5%
1857 0.2381 +0.3%
1858 0.2384 +0.1%
1859 0.238 -0.1%
1860 0.237 -0.4%
1861 0.2357 -0.6%
1862 0.2342 -0.6%
1863 0.2327 -0.6%
1864 0.2312 -0.7%
1865 0.2296 -0.7%
1866 0.2281 -0.7%
1867 0.2265 -0.7%
1868 0.2251 -0.6%
1869 0.2238 -0.6%
1870 0.2227 -0.5%
1871 0.2247 +0.9%
1872 0.2318 +3.2%
1873 0.2428 +4.7%
1874 0.2564 +5.6%
1875 0.2712 +5.8%
1876 0.2863 +5.5%
1877 0.3004 +4.9%
1878 0.3123 +4.0%
1879 0.3212 +2.8%
1880 0.3257 +1.4%
1881 0.3275 +0.5%
1882 0.3286 +0.3%
1883 0.3293 +0.2%
1884 0.3296 +0.1%
1885 0.3296 +0.0%
1886 0.3296 -0.0%
1887 0.3295 -0.0%
1888 0.3295 +0.0%
1889 0.3304 +0.3%
1890 0.3461 +4.7%
1891 0.3493 +0.9%
1892 0.3535 +1.2%
1893 0.3585 +1.4%
1894 0.3637 +1.4%
1895 0.369 +1.5%
1896 0.3746 +1.5%
1897 0.3803 +1.5%
1898 0.3862 +1.5%
1899 0.3924 +1.6%
1900 0.3991 +1.7%
1901 0.406 +1.7%
1902 0.4132 +1.8%
1903 0.4206 +1.8%
1904 0.4283 +1.8%
1905 0.4363 +1.9%
1906 0.4449 +2.0%
1907 0.4541 +2.1%
1908 0.4641 +2.2%
1909 0.4748 +2.3%
1910 0.4861 +2.4%
1911 0.5012 +3.1%
1912 0.5222 +4.2%
1913 0.5482 +5.0%
1914 0.5783 +5.5%
1915 0.6116 +5.8%
1916 0.6469 +5.8%
1917 0.6832 +5.6%
1918 0.72 +5.4%
1919 0.7528 +4.6%
1920 0.78 +3.6%
1921 0.8046 +3.2%
1922 0.8293 +3.1%
1923 0.8522 +2.8%
1924 0.8748 +2.7%
1925 0.8956 +2.4%
1926 0.913 +1.9%
1927 0.9259 +1.4%
1928 0.9328 +0.8%
1929 0.933 +0.0%
1930 0.9252 -0.8%
1931 0.9097 -1.7%
1932 0.8889 -2.3%
1933 0.8642 -2.8%
1934 0.8373 -3.1%
1935 0.8095 -3.3%
1936 0.7824 -3.3%
1937 0.7574 -3.2%
1938 0.7357 -2.9%
1939 0.718 -2.4%
1940 0.7055 -1.7%
1941 0.7621 +8.0%
1942 0.9279 +21.8%
1943 1.17 +26.1%
1944 1.46 +24.6%
1945 1.76 +20.9%
1946 2.06 +16.7%
1947 2.31 +12.6%
1948 2.51 +8.6%
1949 2.63 +4.7%
1950 2.61 -1.0%
1951 2.56 -1.8%
1952 2.47 -3.6%
1953 2.34 -5.2%
1954 2.19 -6.4%
1955 2.03 -7.3%
1956 1.87 -7.7%
1957 1.73 -7.7%
1958 1.61 -6.9%
1959 1.53 -5.2%
1960 1.49 -2.7%
1961 1.53 +2.7%
1962 1.52 -0.4%
1963 1.51 -0.6%
1964 1.51 -0.1%
1965 1.51 -0.1%
1966 1.5 -0.4%
1967 1.51 +0.1%
1968 1.49 -0.9%
1969 1.5 +0.2%
1970 2.41 +61.1%
1971 1.1 -54.5%
1972 1.19 +8.8%
1973 1.27 +6.6%
1974 1.01 -20.5%
1975 1.24 +23.1%
1976 1.01 -18.9%
1977 1.19 +18.0%
1978 1.23 +3.4%
1979 1.69 +36.8%
1980 1.27 -24.4%
1981 1.01 -20.6%
1982 1.23 +21.8%
1983 1.17 -5.5%
1984 0.783 -32.9%
1985 0.8093 +3.4%
1986 0.741 -8.5%
1987 1.07 +44.7%
1988 0.6293 -41.3%
1989 0.7394 +17.5%
1990 1.29 +74.4%
1991 1.24 -4.0%
1992 1.21 -2.1%
1993 1.17 -3.5%
1994 1.13 -3.5%
1995 1.09 -3.3%
1996 0.9664 -11.4%
1997 0.9054 -6.3%
1998 0.9776 +8.0%
1999 0.8672 -11.3%
2000 0.8608 -0.7%
2001 0.8817 +2.4%
2002 0.8959 +1.6%
2003 0.986 +10.1%
2004 0.9488 -3.8%
2005 0.9035 -4.8%
2006 0.8062 -10.8%
2007 0.8279 +2.7%
2008 0.7546 -8.9%
2009 0.7268 -3.7%
2010 0.7338 +1.0%
2011 0.7272 -0.9%
2012 0.6693 -8.0%
2013 0.6669 -0.4%
2014 0.6242 -6.4%
2015 0.6263 +0.3%
2016 0.6099 -2.6%
2017 0.5916 -3.0%
2018 0.5129 -13.3%
2019 0.5536 +7.9%
2020 0.5102 -7.8%
2021 0.5006 -1.9%
2022 0.4864 -2.8%
2023 0.4772 -1.9%
2024 0.4561 -4.4%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 0.4561 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 0.4561 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +74.4% 0.7394 1.29
1970 +61.1% 1.5 2.41
1971 -54.5% 2.41 1.1
1987 +44.7% 0.741 1.07
1988 -41.3% 1.07 0.6293
1979 +36.8% 1.23 1.69

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.234 0.2263 0.2384 10
1860s 0.2304 0.2238 0.237 10
1870s 0.267 0.2227 0.3212 10
1880s 0.3289 0.3257 0.3304 10
1890s 0.3674 0.3461 0.3924 10
1900s 0.4341 0.3991 0.4748 10
1910s 0.6051 0.4861 0.7528 10
1920s 0.8741 0.78 0.933 10
1930s 0.8228 0.718 0.9252 10
1940s 1.63 0.7055 2.63 10
1950s 2.09 1.53 2.61 10
1960s 1.51 1.49 1.53 10
1970s 1.33 1.01 2.41 10
1980s 0.9461 0.6293 1.27 10
1990s 1.08 0.8672 1.29 10
2000s 0.8592 0.7268 0.986 10
2010s 0.6316 0.5129 0.7338 10
2020s 0.4861 0.4561 0.5102 5

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 53 Eritrea 0.4667 compare
  2. 54 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4629 compare
  3. 55 Turkey 0.4592 compare
  4. 57 Andorra 0.455 compare
  5. 58 Laos 0.4532 compare
  6. 59 Colombia 0.4433 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Angola?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Angola was 0.4561 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 2.63 in 1949.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2227 in 1870.
How does Angola rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Angola ranks 56th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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