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Per capita nitrous oxide in Barbados

Barbados: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1665 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1665
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2235
in 1997
All-time low
0.0199
in 1862
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Barbados, 1850–2024

00.050.10.150.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Barbados recorded 0.1665 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Barbados peaked at 0.2235 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0199, in 1862.

That places Barbados 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Barbados, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0202 —
1851 0.0201 -0.1%
1852 0.0201 +0.0%
1853 0.0202 +0.1%
1854 0.0202 +0.0%
1855 0.0202 -0.0%
1856 0.0201 -0.1%
1857 0.0201 -0.2%
1858 0.02 -0.3%
1859 0.02 -0.2%
1860 0.02 -0.2%
1861 0.0199 -0.1%
1862 0.0199 -0.0%
1863 0.02 +0.1%
1864 0.02 +0.1%
1865 0.02 +0.1%
1866 0.02 +0.1%
1867 0.02 +0.1%
1868 0.02 +0.1%
1869 0.02 +0.1%
1870 0.02 +0.1%
1871 0.0201 +0.5%
1872 0.0204 +1.2%
1873 0.0207 +1.7%
1874 0.0211 +2.0%
1875 0.0216 +2.2%
1876 0.0221 +2.1%
1877 0.0225 +2.0%
1878 0.0229 +1.7%
1879 0.0231 +1.2%
1880 0.0233 +0.7%
1881 0.0234 +0.3%
1882 0.0234 +0.2%
1883 0.0235 +0.2%
1884 0.0235 +0.1%
1885 0.0235 +0.1%
1886 0.0235 +0.1%
1887 0.0235 +0.1%
1888 0.0236 +0.1%
1889 0.0236 +0.1%
1890 0.0267 +13.1%
1891 0.0268 +0.4%
1892 0.027 +0.9%
1893 0.0274 +1.3%
1894 0.0278 +1.7%
1895 0.0284 +2.0%
1896 0.029 +2.2%
1897 0.0297 +2.4%
1898 0.0305 +2.5%
1899 0.0314 +3.0%
1900 0.0324 +3.4%
1901 0.034 +4.7%
1902 0.0362 +6.7%
1903 0.0391 +8.0%
1904 0.0424 +8.3%
1905 0.0458 +8.1%
1906 0.0493 +7.6%
1907 0.0527 +6.8%
1908 0.0557 +5.8%
1909 0.0583 +4.6%
1910 0.0601 +3.2%
1911 0.0615 +2.3%
1912 0.0629 +2.2%
1913 0.0641 +2.0%
1914 0.0654 +1.9%
1915 0.0666 +1.9%
1916 0.0677 +1.8%
1917 0.0689 +1.7%
1918 0.07 +1.6%
1919 0.0707 +1.1%
1920 0.0712 +0.6%
1921 0.0711 -0.0%
1922 0.0706 -0.7%
1923 0.0697 -1.3%
1924 0.0687 -1.5%
1925 0.0676 -1.6%
1926 0.0665 -1.6%
1927 0.0656 -1.5%
1928 0.0647 -1.3%
1929 0.0639 -1.1%
1930 0.0634 -0.8%
1931 0.0632 -0.3%
1932 0.0633 +0.2%
1933 0.0638 +0.7%
1934 0.0644 +1.0%
1935 0.0653 +1.3%
1936 0.0662 +1.4%
1937 0.0672 +1.5%
1938 0.0682 +1.5%
1939 0.0691 +1.4%
1940 0.07 +1.3%
1941 0.0725 +3.6%
1942 0.0779 +7.4%
1943 0.0854 +9.6%
1944 0.0942 +10.4%
1945 0.1038 +10.2%
1946 0.1135 +9.3%
1947 0.1226 +8.1%
1948 0.1306 +6.5%
1949 0.1369 +4.8%
1950 0.1412 +3.2%
1951 0.1439 +1.9%
1952 0.1487 +3.4%
1953 0.1552 +4.4%
1954 0.1629 +5.0%
1955 0.1715 +5.3%
1956 0.1805 +5.3%
1957 0.1891 +4.7%
1958 0.1966 +4.0%
1959 0.2029 +3.2%
1960 0.2069 +2.0%
1961 0.1715 -17.1%
1962 0.2134 +24.5%
1963 0.1917 -10.2%
1964 0.2021 +5.4%
1965 0.185 -8.5%
1966 0.18 -2.7%
1967 0.1853 +3.0%
1968 0.1636 -11.7%
1969 0.1577 -3.6%
1970 0.1743 +10.5%
1971 0.1577 -9.5%
1972 0.1713 +8.6%
1973 0.17 -0.8%
1974 0.1529 -10.1%
1975 0.1399 -8.5%
1976 0.1544 +10.4%
1977 0.1464 -5.2%
1978 0.1664 +13.6%
1979 0.1582 -4.9%
1980 0.1659 +4.9%
1981 0.1712 +3.2%
1982 0.169 -1.3%
1983 0.1592 -5.8%
1984 0.1562 -1.9%
1985 0.1478 -5.4%
1986 0.153 +3.5%
1987 0.1585 +3.6%
1988 0.1591 +0.4%
1989 0.1728 +8.6%
1990 0.1713 -0.9%
1991 0.2116 +23.5%
1992 0.2064 -2.4%
1993 0.1988 -3.7%
1994 0.2011 +1.2%
1995 0.2165 +7.6%
1996 0.2206 +1.9%
1997 0.2235 +1.3%
1998 0.2204 -1.4%
1999 0.2203 -0.1%
2000 0.1965 -10.8%
2001 0.1834 -6.7%
2002 0.1515 -17.4%
2003 0.1521 +0.4%
2004 0.2015 +32.5%
2005 0.1686 -16.3%
2006 0.1677 -0.5%
2007 0.1649 -1.7%
2008 0.1801 +9.3%
2009 0.1603 -11.0%
2010 0.1627 +1.5%
2011 0.156 -4.1%
2012 0.1636 +4.9%
2013 0.1689 +3.2%
2014 0.1543 -8.6%
2015 0.154 -0.2%
2016 0.1629 +5.8%
2017 0.1654 +1.5%
2018 0.1659 +0.3%
2019 0.1645 -0.8%
2020 0.1596 -3.0%
2021 0.161 +0.9%
2022 0.1647 +2.3%
2023 0.1669 +1.4%
2024 0.1665 -0.2%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 0.1665 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 43% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 0.1665 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Barbados 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
2004 +32.5% 0.1521 0.2015

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0201 0.02 0.0202 10
1860s 0.02 0.0199 0.02 10
1870s 0.0215 0.02 0.0231 10
1880s 0.0235 0.0233 0.0236 10
1890s 0.0285 0.0267 0.0314 10
1900s 0.0446 0.0324 0.0583 10
1910s 0.0658 0.0601 0.0707 10
1920s 0.068 0.0639 0.0712 10
1930s 0.0654 0.0632 0.0691 10
1940s 0.1008 0.07 0.1369 10
1950s 0.1692 0.1412 0.2029 10
1960s 0.1857 0.1577 0.2134 10
1970s 0.1592 0.1399 0.1743 10
1980s 0.1613 0.1478 0.1728 10
1990s 0.2091 0.1713 0.2235 10
2000s 0.1727 0.1515 0.2015 10
2010s 0.1618 0.154 0.1689 10
2020s 0.1637 0.1596 0.1669 5

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 155 Papua New Guinea 0.1709 compare
  2. 156 Sierra Leone 0.169 compare
  3. 157 Cape Verde 0.1678 compare
  4. 159 Syria 0.1648 compare
  5. 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1612 compare
  6. 161 Philippines 0.1589 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Barbados?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Barbados was 0.1665 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 0.2235 in 1997.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 in 1862.
How does Barbados rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Barbados ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados 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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