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Per capita nitrous oxide in Brazil

Brazil: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.9621 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.9621
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
21st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9621
in 2024
All-time low
0.1486
in 1871
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Brazil, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.9621 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Brazil peaked at 0.9621 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1486, in 1871.

That places Brazil 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Brazil, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1723 —
1851 0.1722 -0.0%
1852 0.1721 -0.1%
1853 0.1719 -0.1%
1854 0.1716 -0.2%
1855 0.1711 -0.3%
1856 0.1704 -0.4%
1857 0.1696 -0.5%
1858 0.1686 -0.6%
1859 0.1673 -0.7%
1860 0.1658 -0.9%
1861 0.1642 -1.0%
1862 0.1626 -1.0%
1863 0.1609 -1.0%
1864 0.1592 -1.0%
1865 0.1576 -1.0%
1866 0.1559 -1.0%
1867 0.1543 -1.0%
1868 0.1527 -1.0%
1869 0.1511 -1.1%
1870 0.1494 -1.1%
1871 0.1486 -0.5%
1872 0.1495 +0.6%
1873 0.1515 +1.3%
1874 0.1542 +1.8%
1875 0.1574 +2.0%
1876 0.1604 +1.9%
1877 0.1631 +1.7%
1878 0.165 +1.2%
1879 0.1658 +0.5%
1880 0.1653 -0.3%
1881 0.1638 -0.9%
1882 0.1622 -1.0%
1883 0.1605 -1.1%
1884 0.1587 -1.1%
1885 0.1568 -1.2%
1886 0.1549 -1.2%
1887 0.153 -1.2%
1888 0.1512 -1.2%
1889 0.1493 -1.3%
1890 0.181 +21.3%
1891 0.1793 -0.9%
1892 0.179 -0.2%
1893 0.1798 +0.4%
1894 0.1816 +1.0%
1895 0.1842 +1.4%
1896 0.1874 +1.8%
1897 0.1911 +2.0%
1898 0.1951 +2.1%
1899 0.1992 +2.1%
1900 0.2035 +2.1%
1901 0.2106 +3.5%
1902 0.2223 +5.6%
1903 0.2372 +6.7%
1904 0.2535 +6.9%
1905 0.2699 +6.5%
1906 0.2852 +5.7%
1907 0.2983 +4.6%
1908 0.3082 +3.3%
1909 0.3138 +1.8%
1910 0.3143 +0.2%
1911 0.3119 -0.8%
1912 0.3093 -0.8%
1913 0.3064 -0.9%
1914 0.3033 -1.0%
1915 0.2999 -1.1%
1916 0.2962 -1.2%
1917 0.2923 -1.3%
1918 0.2881 -1.4%
1919 0.2837 -1.5%
1920 0.279 -1.6%
1921 0.2737 -1.9%
1922 0.2675 -2.3%
1923 0.2607 -2.5%
1924 0.2536 -2.7%
1925 0.2464 -2.8%
1926 0.2393 -2.8%
1927 0.2327 -2.8%
1928 0.2267 -2.6%
1929 0.2215 -2.3%
1930 0.2173 -1.9%
1931 0.2147 -1.2%
1932 0.2139 -0.4%
1933 0.2144 +0.3%
1934 0.216 +0.7%
1935 0.2183 +1.1%
1936 0.221 +1.2%
1937 0.2239 +1.3%
1938 0.2266 +1.2%
1939 0.2287 +0.9%
1940 0.2299 +0.5%
1941 0.2366 +2.9%
1942 0.2532 +7.0%
1943 0.2766 +9.2%
1944 0.304 +9.9%
1945 0.333 +9.5%
1946 0.3612 +8.5%
1947 0.3864 +7.0%
1948 0.4069 +5.3%
1949 0.4206 +3.4%
1950 0.4305 +2.3%
1951 0.435 +1.0%
1952 0.4464 +2.6%
1953 0.4625 +3.6%
1954 0.4812 +4.0%
1955 0.5007 +4.0%
1956 0.5192 +3.7%
1957 0.5355 +3.1%
1958 0.5481 +2.4%
1959 0.5561 +1.5%
1960 0.5586 +0.4%
1961 0.5842 +4.6%
1962 0.5838 -0.1%
1963 0.5872 +0.6%
1964 0.5884 +0.2%
1965 0.5948 +1.1%
1966 0.5947 -0.0%
1967 0.6001 +0.9%
1968 0.6061 +1.0%
1969 0.6122 +1.0%
1970 0.6329 +3.4%
1971 0.6041 -4.5%
1972 0.6381 +5.6%
1973 0.6216 -2.6%
1974 0.6673 +7.4%
1975 0.688 +3.1%
1976 0.7284 +5.9%
1977 0.7126 -2.2%
1978 0.7104 -0.3%
1979 0.7174 +1.0%
1980 0.7514 +4.7%
1981 0.7176 -4.5%
1982 0.7226 +0.7%
1983 0.7086 -1.9%
1984 0.698 -1.5%
1985 0.6933 -0.7%
1986 0.7086 +2.2%
1987 0.724 +2.2%
1988 0.7098 -2.0%
1989 0.6811 -4.0%
1990 0.6736 -1.1%
1991 0.6854 +1.8%
1992 0.6913 +0.9%
1993 0.7021 +1.6%
1994 0.7016 -0.1%
1995 0.702 +0.1%
1996 0.6643 -5.4%
1997 0.6705 +0.9%
1998 0.7264 +8.3%
1999 0.7211 -0.7%
2000 0.709 -1.7%
2001 0.7219 +1.8%
2002 0.7416 +2.7%
2003 0.7608 +2.6%
2004 0.7988 +5.0%
2005 0.7902 -1.1%
2006 0.7661 -3.0%
2007 0.8263 +7.8%
2008 0.7812 -5.5%
2009 0.7512 -3.8%
2010 0.838 +11.6%
2011 0.8191 -2.3%
2012 0.8209 +0.2%
2013 0.812 -1.1%
2014 0.8387 +3.3%
2015 0.8213 -2.1%
2016 0.8103 -1.3%
2017 0.8464 +4.5%
2018 0.8135 -3.9%
2019 0.8446 +3.8%
2020 0.8807 +4.3%
2021 0.9065 +2.9%
2022 0.9272 +2.3%
2023 0.9291 +0.2%
2024 0.9621 +3.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.9621 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 3.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.9621 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 3.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1707 0.1673 0.1723 10
1860s 0.1584 0.1511 0.1658 10
1870s 0.1565 0.1486 0.1658 10
1880s 0.1576 0.1493 0.1653 10
1890s 0.1858 0.179 0.1992 10
1900s 0.2602 0.2035 0.3138 10
1910s 0.3005 0.2837 0.3143 10
1920s 0.2501 0.2215 0.279 10
1930s 0.2195 0.2139 0.2287 10
1940s 0.3208 0.2299 0.4206 10
1950s 0.4915 0.4305 0.5561 10
1960s 0.591 0.5586 0.6122 10
1970s 0.6721 0.6041 0.7284 10
1980s 0.7115 0.6811 0.7514 10
1990s 0.6938 0.6643 0.7264 10
2000s 0.7647 0.709 0.8263 10
2010s 0.8265 0.8103 0.8464 10
2020s 0.9211 0.8807 0.9621 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 18 Finland 1.13 compare
  2. 19 Canada 1.13 compare
  3. 20 Namibia 1.1 compare
  4. 22 Turkmenistan 0.9601 compare
  5. 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8827 compare
  6. 24 Iceland 0.8807 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Brazil?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Brazil was 0.9621 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.9621 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1486 in 1871.
How does Brazil rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Brazil ranks 21st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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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