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Per capita nitrous oxide in Bhutan

Bhutan: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2409 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2409
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
128th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3085
in 1950
All-time low
0.0563
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Bhutan, 1850–2024

0.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 0.2409 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Bhutan peaked at 0.3085 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0563, in 1850.

Bhutan ranks 128th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Bhutan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0563 —
1851 0.0577 +2.5%
1852 0.059 +2.4%
1853 0.0604 +2.3%
1854 0.0617 +2.1%
1855 0.0629 +2.0%
1856 0.064 +1.8%
1857 0.0651 +1.6%
1858 0.0659 +1.4%
1859 0.0667 +1.1%
1860 0.0672 +0.8%
1861 0.0677 +0.7%
1862 0.0681 +0.6%
1863 0.0685 +0.6%
1864 0.0689 +0.6%
1865 0.0693 +0.6%
1866 0.0697 +0.6%
1867 0.0701 +0.6%
1868 0.0705 +0.6%
1869 0.071 +0.6%
1870 0.0714 +0.7%
1871 0.0729 +2.1%
1872 0.0762 +4.4%
1873 0.0807 +6.0%
1874 0.0863 +6.9%
1875 0.0924 +7.1%
1876 0.0988 +6.8%
1877 0.1049 +6.2%
1878 0.1103 +5.2%
1879 0.1147 +4.0%
1880 0.1176 +2.5%
1881 0.1196 +1.6%
1882 0.1213 +1.4%
1883 0.1228 +1.3%
1884 0.1242 +1.2%
1885 0.1256 +1.1%
1886 0.1269 +1.0%
1887 0.1282 +1.0%
1888 0.1296 +1.1%
1889 0.1311 +1.1%
1890 0.137 +4.5%
1891 0.1381 +0.8%
1892 0.1392 +0.8%
1893 0.1404 +0.8%
1894 0.1415 +0.8%
1895 0.1427 +0.8%
1896 0.1439 +0.9%
1897 0.1452 +0.9%
1898 0.1464 +0.9%
1899 0.1477 +0.9%
1900 0.1491 +0.9%
1901 0.1505 +0.9%
1902 0.1519 +1.0%
1903 0.1535 +1.0%
1904 0.1551 +1.0%
1905 0.1567 +1.0%
1906 0.1583 +1.0%
1907 0.1599 +1.0%
1908 0.1614 +1.0%
1909 0.1627 +0.8%
1910 0.1638 +0.6%
1911 0.1645 +0.5%
1912 0.1651 +0.3%
1913 0.1655 +0.2%
1914 0.1658 +0.2%
1915 0.1661 +0.2%
1916 0.1664 +0.2%
1917 0.1667 +0.2%
1918 0.1671 +0.2%
1919 0.1675 +0.3%
1920 0.168 +0.3%
1921 0.1685 +0.3%
1922 0.1691 +0.4%
1923 0.1698 +0.4%
1924 0.1705 +0.4%
1925 0.1712 +0.4%
1926 0.1719 +0.4%
1927 0.1725 +0.4%
1928 0.1731 +0.4%
1929 0.1737 +0.3%
1930 0.1741 +0.3%
1931 0.1746 +0.2%
1932 0.1751 +0.3%
1933 0.1756 +0.3%
1934 0.1761 +0.3%
1935 0.1767 +0.3%
1936 0.1773 +0.3%
1937 0.1779 +0.3%
1938 0.1785 +0.3%
1939 0.1806 +1.2%
1940 0.1842 +2.0%
1941 0.1899 +3.1%
1942 0.1981 +4.3%
1943 0.2092 +5.6%
1944 0.2213 +5.8%
1945 0.2345 +5.9%
1946 0.2484 +6.0%
1947 0.2631 +5.9%
1948 0.2783 +5.8%
1949 0.29 +4.2%
1950 0.3085 +6.4%
1951 0.303 -1.8%
1952 0.2982 -1.6%
1953 0.2939 -1.5%
1954 0.2899 -1.4%
1955 0.2861 -1.3%
1956 0.2822 -1.3%
1957 0.2783 -1.4%
1958 0.2742 -1.5%
1959 0.2698 -1.6%
1960 0.265 -1.8%
1961 0.2658 +0.3%
1962 0.2645 -0.5%
1963 0.2619 -1.0%
1964 0.2596 -0.9%
1965 0.257 -1.0%
1966 0.2533 -1.4%
1967 0.2505 -1.1%
1968 0.2481 -1.0%
1969 0.2455 -1.0%
1970 0.2566 +4.5%
1971 0.252 -1.8%
1972 0.2483 -1.5%
1973 0.2442 -1.6%
1974 0.2425 -0.7%
1975 0.2395 -1.2%
1976 0.2379 -0.7%
1977 0.2353 -1.1%
1978 0.2354 +0.1%
1979 0.233 -1.0%
1980 0.2307 -1.0%
1981 0.2317 +0.4%
1982 0.2391 +3.2%
1983 0.2444 +2.2%
1984 0.237 -3.0%
1985 0.2399 +1.2%
1986 0.236 -1.6%
1987 0.2359 -0.0%
1988 0.2256 -4.4%
1989 0.2278 +1.0%
1990 0.2744 +20.5%
1991 0.2168 -21.0%
1992 0.2102 -3.1%
1993 0.2278 +8.4%
1994 0.2348 +3.1%
1995 0.2598 +10.7%
1996 0.2594 -0.2%
1997 0.2509 -3.3%
1998 0.2487 -0.9%
1999 0.2483 -0.2%
2000 0.2377 -4.3%
2001 0.2286 -3.8%
2002 0.2169 -5.1%
2003 0.2159 -0.4%
2004 0.2173 +0.6%
2005 0.2241 +3.2%
2006 0.2452 +9.4%
2007 0.2503 +2.1%
2008 0.2499 -0.2%
2009 0.2396 -4.1%
2010 0.2366 -1.2%
2011 0.2411 +1.9%
2012 0.2433 +0.9%
2013 0.249 +2.3%
2014 0.2561 +2.8%
2015 0.2553 -0.3%
2016 0.2561 +0.3%
2017 0.2608 +1.9%
2018 0.2734 +4.8%
2019 0.2706 -1.0%
2020 0.2605 -3.7%
2021 0.2587 -0.7%
2022 0.2498 -3.4%
2023 0.2477 -0.8%
2024 0.2409 -2.8%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 0.2409 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 0.2409 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.199, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.062 0.0563 0.0667 10
1860s 0.0691 0.0672 0.071 10
1870s 0.0909 0.0714 0.1147 10
1880s 0.1247 0.1176 0.1311 10
1890s 0.1422 0.137 0.1477 10
1900s 0.1559 0.1491 0.1627 10
1910s 0.1659 0.1638 0.1675 10
1920s 0.1708 0.168 0.1737 10
1930s 0.1766 0.1741 0.1806 10
1940s 0.2317 0.1842 0.29 10
1950s 0.2884 0.2698 0.3085 10
1960s 0.2571 0.2455 0.2658 10
1970s 0.2425 0.233 0.2566 10
1980s 0.2348 0.2256 0.2444 10
1990s 0.2431 0.2102 0.2744 10
2000s 0.2325 0.2159 0.2503 10
2010s 0.2542 0.2366 0.2734 10
2020s 0.2515 0.2409 0.2605 5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 125 Switzerland 0.2456 compare
  2. 126 Ecuador 0.2447 compare
  3. 127 Tajikistan 0.2444 compare
  4. 129 Armenia 0.2393 compare
  5. 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 compare
  6. 131 Samoa 0.2377 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Bhutan?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Bhutan was 0.2409 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3085 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0563 in 1850.
How does Bhutan rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Bhutan ranks 128th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bhutan 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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