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Per capita nitrous oxide in Benin

Benin: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2222 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2222
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
138th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3439
in 1950
All-time low
0.0466
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Benin, 1850–2024

00.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.2222 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Benin peaked at 0.3439 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0466, in 1870.

Benin ranks 138th 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 Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.047 —
1851 0.0476 +1.3%
1852 0.0482 +1.3%
1853 0.0488 +1.2%
1854 0.0493 +1.1%
1855 0.0498 +0.9%
1856 0.0501 +0.7%
1857 0.0504 +0.5%
1858 0.0506 +0.3%
1859 0.0506 +0.0%
1860 0.0504 -0.3%
1861 0.0501 -0.6%
1862 0.0498 -0.7%
1863 0.0494 -0.8%
1864 0.0489 -0.8%
1865 0.0485 -0.8%
1866 0.0481 -0.8%
1867 0.0477 -0.8%
1868 0.0473 -0.8%
1869 0.047 -0.8%
1870 0.0466 -0.8%
1871 0.0469 +0.6%
1872 0.0482 +2.8%
1873 0.0503 +4.3%
1874 0.0529 +5.2%
1875 0.0557 +5.4%
1876 0.0586 +5.1%
1877 0.0612 +4.5%
1878 0.0634 +3.6%
1879 0.0649 +2.5%
1880 0.0657 +1.1%
1881 0.0658 +0.3%
1882 0.0659 +0.1%
1883 0.066 +0.0%
1884 0.0659 -0.1%
1885 0.0658 -0.1%
1886 0.0657 -0.2%
1887 0.0656 -0.2%
1888 0.0655 -0.2%
1889 0.0654 -0.1%
1890 0.0683 +4.4%
1891 0.0685 +0.3%
1892 0.0688 +0.4%
1893 0.0691 +0.4%
1894 0.0694 +0.5%
1895 0.0698 +0.5%
1896 0.0701 +0.5%
1897 0.0706 +0.6%
1898 0.071 +0.6%
1899 0.0714 +0.6%
1900 0.0717 +0.5%
1901 0.0721 +0.5%
1902 0.0723 +0.4%
1903 0.0726 +0.3%
1904 0.0729 +0.4%
1905 0.0732 +0.4%
1906 0.0735 +0.5%
1907 0.0739 +0.6%
1908 0.0744 +0.7%
1909 0.075 +0.8%
1910 0.0757 +0.9%
1911 0.0769 +1.6%
1912 0.0789 +2.6%
1913 0.0816 +3.4%
1914 0.0848 +3.9%
1915 0.0883 +4.1%
1916 0.092 +4.2%
1917 0.0956 +4.0%
1918 0.0994 +3.9%
1919 0.1027 +3.4%
1920 0.1055 +2.7%
1921 0.1081 +2.5%
1922 0.111 +2.6%
1923 0.1138 +2.6%
1924 0.1166 +2.4%
1925 0.1192 +2.2%
1926 0.1213 +1.8%
1927 0.1229 +1.3%
1928 0.1238 +0.7%
1929 0.1238 +0.0%
1930 0.1228 -0.8%
1931 0.1209 -1.5%
1932 0.1184 -2.1%
1933 0.1154 -2.5%
1934 0.1122 -2.8%
1935 0.1089 -3.0%
1936 0.1056 -3.0%
1937 0.1027 -2.8%
1938 0.1001 -2.5%
1939 0.098 -2.1%
1940 0.0966 -1.5%
1941 0.1038 +7.4%
1942 0.1246 +20.1%
1943 0.1549 +24.3%
1944 0.1909 +23.2%
1945 0.229 +20.0%
1946 0.2659 +16.1%
1947 0.2983 +12.2%
1948 0.3234 +8.4%
1949 0.3387 +4.7%
1950 0.3439 +1.5%
1951 0.3395 -1.3%
1952 0.329 -3.1%
1953 0.314 -4.6%
1954 0.2961 -5.7%
1955 0.2768 -6.5%
1956 0.2577 -6.9%
1957 0.2401 -6.8%
1958 0.2255 -6.1%
1959 0.2152 -4.6%
1960 0.2102 -2.3%
1961 0.2256 +7.3%
1962 0.2326 +3.1%
1963 0.2401 +3.2%
1964 0.2455 +2.3%
1965 0.2541 +3.5%
1966 0.2554 +0.5%
1967 0.2641 +3.4%
1968 0.2562 -3.0%
1969 0.2627 +2.5%
1970 0.2835 +7.9%
1971 0.2761 -2.6%
1972 0.278 +0.7%
1973 0.2972 +6.9%
1974 0.2511 -15.5%
1975 0.2631 +4.8%
1976 0.2643 +0.4%
1977 0.284 +7.5%
1978 0.2641 -7.0%
1979 0.2712 +2.7%
1980 0.302 +11.4%
1981 0.2742 -9.2%
1982 0.3078 +12.2%
1983 0.3061 -0.5%
1984 0.298 -2.7%
1985 0.2924 -1.9%
1986 0.2665 -8.9%
1987 0.2613 -1.9%
1988 0.2376 -9.1%
1989 0.2431 +2.3%
1990 0.2837 +16.7%
1991 0.2866 +1.0%
1992 0.2797 -2.4%
1993 0.2648 -5.3%
1994 0.2775 +4.8%
1995 0.2631 -5.2%
1996 0.3193 +21.3%
1997 0.3156 -1.2%
1998 0.3271 +3.7%
1999 0.3118 -4.7%
2000 0.3197 +2.5%
2001 0.252 -21.2%
2002 0.2848 +13.0%
2003 0.2493 -12.5%
2004 0.2338 -6.2%
2005 0.2783 +19.0%
2006 0.2432 -12.6%
2007 0.245 +0.8%
2008 0.2142 -12.6%
2009 0.2193 +2.4%
2010 0.2155 -1.7%
2011 0.2161 +0.3%
2012 0.2148 -0.6%
2013 0.2211 +2.9%
2014 0.2145 -3.0%
2015 0.2054 -4.2%
2016 0.2187 +6.5%
2017 0.2051 -6.2%
2018 0.227 +10.7%
2019 0.2413 +6.3%
2020 0.2218 -8.1%
2021 0.2234 +0.7%
2022 0.226 +1.2%
2023 0.2284 +1.1%
2024 0.2222 -2.7%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.2222 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.2222 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0492 0.047 0.0506 10
1860s 0.0487 0.047 0.0504 10
1870s 0.0549 0.0466 0.0649 10
1880s 0.0657 0.0654 0.066 10
1890s 0.0697 0.0683 0.0714 10
1900s 0.0732 0.0717 0.075 10
1910s 0.0876 0.0757 0.1027 10
1920s 0.1166 0.1055 0.1238 10
1930s 0.1105 0.098 0.1228 10
1940s 0.2126 0.0966 0.3387 10
1950s 0.2838 0.2152 0.3439 10
1960s 0.2447 0.2102 0.2641 10
1970s 0.2733 0.2511 0.2972 10
1980s 0.2789 0.2376 0.3078 10
1990s 0.2929 0.2631 0.3271 10
2000s 0.254 0.2142 0.3197 10
2010s 0.218 0.2051 0.2413 10
2020s 0.2243 0.2218 0.2284 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 135 Singapore 0.2293 compare
  2. 136 Morocco 0.2276 compare
  3. 137 Cameroon 0.224 compare
  4. 139 Myanmar 0.221 compare
  5. 140 Madagascar 0.22 compare
  6. 141 India 0.2137 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Benin?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Benin was 0.2222 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.3439 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 in 1870.
How does Benin rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Benin ranks 138th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin 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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