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Per capita nitrous oxide in Belgium

Belgium: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.7138 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.7138
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
28th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1984
All-time low
0.1211
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Belgium, 1850–2024

00.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 0.7138 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Belgium peaked at 1.29 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1211, in 1850.

That places Belgium 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Belgium, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1211 —
1851 0.1221 +0.8%
1852 0.1231 +0.8%
1853 0.124 +0.8%
1854 0.1249 +0.7%
1855 0.1257 +0.6%
1856 0.1264 +0.5%
1857 0.1269 +0.4%
1858 0.1272 +0.3%
1859 0.1274 +0.1%
1860 0.1274 -0.0%
1861 0.1272 -0.1%
1862 0.1269 -0.2%
1863 0.1267 -0.2%
1864 0.1264 -0.2%
1865 0.1261 -0.2%
1866 0.1257 -0.2%
1867 0.1254 -0.2%
1868 0.1252 -0.2%
1869 0.1249 -0.2%
1870 0.1246 -0.2%
1871 0.1251 +0.4%
1872 0.1271 +1.6%
1873 0.1302 +2.4%
1874 0.134 +2.9%
1875 0.1382 +3.1%
1876 0.1424 +3.0%
1877 0.1463 +2.7%
1878 0.1496 +2.2%
1879 0.1519 +1.5%
1880 0.1529 +0.7%
1881 0.1531 +0.1%
1882 0.153 -0.0%
1883 0.1528 -0.2%
1884 0.1524 -0.2%
1885 0.152 -0.3%
1886 0.1516 -0.3%
1887 0.1511 -0.3%
1888 0.1507 -0.3%
1889 0.1503 -0.3%
1890 0.1437 -4.4%
1891 0.1516 +5.5%
1892 0.1588 +4.8%
1893 0.1654 +4.1%
1894 0.1713 +3.5%
1895 0.1763 +2.9%
1896 0.1804 +2.4%
1897 0.1836 +1.8%
1898 0.1859 +1.2%
1899 0.1871 +0.6%
1900 0.1871 +0.0%
1901 0.1861 -0.5%
1902 0.1843 -1.0%
1903 0.1819 -1.3%
1904 0.1791 -1.5%
1905 0.1762 -1.6%
1906 0.1732 -1.7%
1907 0.1705 -1.6%
1908 0.1682 -1.4%
1909 0.1668 -0.8%
1910 0.1664 -0.2%
1911 0.1668 +0.2%
1912 0.1675 +0.4%
1913 0.1686 +0.6%
1914 0.1697 +0.7%
1915 0.1709 +0.7%
1916 0.1721 +0.7%
1917 0.1734 +0.7%
1918 0.1747 +0.8%
1919 0.1759 +0.7%
1920 0.177 +0.6%
1921 0.1781 +0.6%
1922 0.1794 +0.7%
1923 0.1808 +0.8%
1924 0.1824 +0.9%
1925 0.1841 +0.9%
1926 0.1857 +0.9%
1927 0.1873 +0.9%
1928 0.1887 +0.8%
1929 0.19 +0.7%
1930 0.1911 +0.6%
1931 0.193 +1.0%
1932 0.1968 +1.9%
1933 0.2019 +2.6%
1934 0.2081 +3.0%
1935 0.2148 +3.2%
1936 0.2217 +3.2%
1937 0.2286 +3.1%
1938 0.235 +2.8%
1939 0.2406 +2.4%
1940 0.2452 +1.9%
1941 0.254 +3.6%
1942 0.2712 +6.8%
1943 0.2948 +8.7%
1944 0.3227 +9.5%
1945 0.3528 +9.3%
1946 0.3832 +8.6%
1947 0.4119 +7.5%
1948 0.437 +6.1%
1949 0.4563 +4.4%
1950 0.468 +2.6%
1951 0.478 +2.1%
1952 0.4928 +3.1%
1953 0.5115 +3.8%
1954 0.5334 +4.3%
1955 0.5579 +4.6%
1956 0.584 +4.7%
1957 0.611 +4.6%
1958 0.6378 +4.4%
1959 0.6636 +4.0%
1960 0.6883 +3.7%
1961 0.7137 +3.7%
1962 0.7701 +7.9%
1963 0.8023 +4.2%
1964 0.798 -0.5%
1965 0.8416 +5.5%
1966 0.874 +3.8%
1967 0.9135 +4.5%
1968 0.9376 +2.6%
1969 0.9707 +3.5%
1970 0.959 -1.2%
1971 1.02 +6.4%
1972 1.03 +1.0%
1973 1.04 +1.1%
1974 1.19 +14.0%
1975 0.9851 -17.1%
1976 0.9833 -0.2%
1977 1.12 +13.4%
1978 1.15 +3.1%
1979 1.16 +0.9%
1980 1.17 +0.6%
1981 1.2 +2.6%
1982 1.13 -5.6%
1983 1.2 +5.8%
1984 1.29 +7.9%
1985 1.26 -2.4%
1986 1.22 -2.8%
1987 1.17 -4.2%
1988 1.09 -6.6%
1989 1.06 -3.2%
1990 0.8297 -21.7%
1991 0.8211 -1.0%
1992 0.7813 -4.9%
1993 0.8021 +2.7%
1994 0.8569 +6.8%
1995 0.8832 +3.1%
1996 0.9371 +6.1%
1997 0.9132 -2.5%
1998 0.9838 +7.7%
1999 0.9847 +0.1%
2000 0.9474 -3.8%
2001 0.9262 -2.2%
2002 0.9232 -0.3%
2003 0.8378 -9.2%
2004 0.8318 -0.7%
2005 0.835 +0.4%
2006 0.8244 -1.3%
2007 0.8486 +2.9%
2008 0.8311 -2.1%
2009 0.782 -5.9%
2010 0.8736 +11.7%
2011 0.8602 -1.5%
2012 0.8406 -2.3%
2013 0.8413 +0.1%
2014 0.8309 -1.2%
2015 0.8262 -0.6%
2016 0.798 -3.4%
2017 0.7874 -1.3%
2018 0.784 -0.4%
2019 0.7816 -0.3%
2020 0.7763 -0.7%
2021 0.7966 +2.6%
2022 0.7442 -6.6%
2023 0.7142 -4.0%
2024 0.7138 -0.1%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 0.7138 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 1.8× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 0.7138 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1249 0.1211 0.1274 10
1860s 0.1262 0.1249 0.1274 10
1870s 0.1369 0.1246 0.1519 10
1880s 0.152 0.1503 0.1531 10
1890s 0.1704 0.1437 0.1871 10
1900s 0.1774 0.1668 0.1871 10
1910s 0.1706 0.1664 0.1759 10
1920s 0.1834 0.177 0.19 10
1930s 0.2132 0.1911 0.2406 10
1940s 0.3429 0.2452 0.4563 10
1950s 0.5538 0.468 0.6636 10
1960s 0.831 0.6883 0.9707 10
1970s 1.06 0.959 1.19 10
1980s 1.18 1.06 1.29 10
1990s 0.8793 0.7813 0.9847 10
2000s 0.8588 0.782 0.9474 10
2010s 0.8224 0.7816 0.8736 10
2020s 0.749 0.7138 0.7966 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 25 Bolivia 0.8418 compare
  2. 26 Denmark 0.7848 compare
  3. 27 Norway 0.749 compare
  4. 29 Poland 0.6987 compare
  5. 30 United States 0.6936 compare
  6. 31 Zambia 0.6678 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Belgium?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Belgium was 0.7138 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1984.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1211 in 1850.
How does Belgium rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Belgium ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belgium 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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