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Per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei

Brunei: Per capita nitrous oxide was 1.23 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.23
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
15th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.23
in 2024
All-time low
0.1848
in 1990
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei, 1850–2024

0.250.50.7511.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei stood at 1.23. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 357.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei peaked at 1.23 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1848, in 1990.

Brunei ranks 15th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.4942 —
1851 0.4922 -0.4%
1852 0.4901 -0.4%
1853 0.4874 -0.5%
1854 0.4844 -0.6%
1855 0.4807 -0.8%
1856 0.4766 -0.9%
1857 0.4716 -1.0%
1858 0.466 -1.2%
1859 0.4596 -1.4%
1860 0.4524 -1.6%
1861 0.4444 -1.8%
1862 0.4362 -1.8%
1863 0.4278 -1.9%
1864 0.4191 -2.0%
1865 0.4104 -2.1%
1866 0.4016 -2.1%
1867 0.3927 -2.2%
1868 0.3839 -2.3%
1869 0.3752 -2.3%
1870 0.3665 -2.3%
1871 0.3702 +1.0%
1872 0.3707 +0.1%
1873 0.375 +1.2%
1874 0.3814 +1.7%
1875 0.3884 +1.8%
1876 0.3947 +1.6%
1877 0.3994 +1.2%
1878 0.4014 +0.5%
1879 0.3998 -0.4%
1880 0.394 -1.5%
1881 0.3855 -2.2%
1882 0.3766 -2.3%
1883 0.3675 -2.4%
1884 0.3582 -2.5%
1885 0.3491 -2.6%
1886 0.34 -2.6%
1887 0.3311 -2.6%
1888 0.3226 -2.6%
1889 0.3144 -2.5%
1890 0.3187 +1.4%
1891 0.3111 -2.4%
1892 0.3042 -2.2%
1893 0.2978 -2.1%
1894 0.2919 -2.0%
1895 0.2865 -1.9%
1896 0.2814 -1.8%
1897 0.2766 -1.7%
1898 0.2721 -1.6%
1899 0.2677 -1.6%
1900 0.2636 -1.6%
1901 0.2597 -1.4%
1902 0.2564 -1.3%
1903 0.2536 -1.1%
1904 0.2512 -1.0%
1905 0.249 -0.8%
1906 0.2472 -0.7%
1907 0.246 -0.5%
1908 0.2453 -0.3%
1909 0.2452 -0.1%
1910 0.2455 +0.1%
1911 0.2511 +2.3%
1912 0.2582 +2.8%
1913 0.2644 +2.4%
1914 0.2712 +2.6%
1915 0.2783 +2.6%
1916 0.2853 +2.5%
1917 0.292 +2.3%
1918 0.2982 +2.1%
1919 0.3036 +1.8%
1920 0.3079 +1.4%
1921 0.3115 +1.2%
1922 0.3152 +1.2%
1923 0.3188 +1.1%
1924 0.3221 +1.0%
1925 0.325 +0.9%
1926 0.3275 +0.8%
1927 0.3294 +0.6%
1928 0.3309 +0.4%
1929 0.3305 -0.1%
1930 0.3284 -0.6%
1931 0.3248 -1.1%
1932 0.3201 -1.5%
1933 0.3142 -1.8%
1934 0.3083 -1.9%
1935 0.3023 -2.0%
1936 0.296 -2.1%
1937 0.2896 -2.2%
1938 0.283 -2.3%
1939 0.2773 -2.0%
1940 0.2726 -1.7%
1941 0.2778 +1.9%
1942 0.299 +7.6%
1943 0.3321 +11.1%
1944 0.3721 +12.0%
1945 0.4151 +11.6%
1946 0.4576 +10.2%
1947 0.496 +8.4%
1948 0.5269 +6.2%
1949 0.5411 +2.7%
1950 0.535 -1.1%
1951 0.5082 -5.0%
1952 0.4837 -4.8%
1953 0.4601 -4.9%
1954 0.4372 -5.0%
1955 0.4148 -5.1%
1956 0.3934 -5.2%
1957 0.3732 -5.1%
1958 0.3545 -5.0%
1959 0.3377 -4.7%
1960 0.324 -4.1%
1961 0.332 +2.5%
1962 0.3215 -3.2%
1963 0.2997 -6.8%
1964 0.278 -7.3%
1965 0.2641 -5.0%
1966 0.2726 +3.2%
1967 0.2689 -1.4%
1968 0.267 -0.7%
1969 0.2637 -1.2%
1970 0.2734 +3.7%
1971 0.2662 -2.6%
1972 0.2556 -4.0%
1973 0.2525 -1.2%
1974 0.2375 -5.9%
1975 0.2239 -5.7%
1976 0.2195 -2.0%
1977 0.2124 -3.3%
1978 0.2099 -1.1%
1979 0.2021 -3.8%
1980 0.2299 +13.8%
1981 0.2154 -6.3%
1982 0.231 +7.2%
1983 0.2352 +1.8%
1984 0.2163 -8.1%
1985 0.2255 +4.3%
1986 0.206 -8.7%
1987 0.2154 +4.6%
1988 0.1995 -7.4%
1989 0.1856 -7.0%
1990 0.1848 -0.4%
1991 0.1945 +5.2%
1992 0.2059 +5.9%
1993 0.2087 +1.3%
1994 0.1994 -4.4%
1995 0.2033 +1.9%
1996 0.2099 +3.2%
1997 0.228 +8.6%
1998 0.241 +5.7%
1999 0.2624 +8.9%
2000 0.2593 -1.2%
2001 0.2692 +3.8%
2002 0.2537 -5.8%
2003 0.2722 +7.3%
2004 0.2835 +4.2%
2005 0.263 -7.2%
2006 0.3026 +15.0%
2007 0.3136 +3.7%
2008 0.3086 -1.6%
2009 0.2833 -8.2%
2010 0.2799 -1.2%
2011 0.264 -5.7%
2012 0.284 +7.6%
2013 0.287 +1.1%
2014 0.2689 -6.3%
2015 0.2656 -1.2%
2016 0.2638 -0.7%
2017 0.2531 -4.1%
2018 0.2611 +3.1%
2019 0.526 +101.5%
2020 0.9805 +86.4%
2021 0.9825 +0.2%
2022 1 +1.8%
2023 1.06 +6.0%
2024 1.23 +15.9%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 1.23 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 3.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 1.23 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei 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
2019 +101.5% 0.2611 0.526
2020 +86.4% 0.526 0.9805

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4803 0.4596 0.4942 10
1860s 0.4144 0.3752 0.4524 10
1870s 0.3848 0.3665 0.4014 10
1880s 0.3539 0.3144 0.394 10
1890s 0.2908 0.2677 0.3187 10
1900s 0.2517 0.2452 0.2636 10
1910s 0.2748 0.2455 0.3036 10
1920s 0.3219 0.3079 0.3309 10
1930s 0.3044 0.2773 0.3284 10
1940s 0.399 0.2726 0.5411 10
1950s 0.4298 0.3377 0.535 10
1960s 0.2891 0.2637 0.332 10
1970s 0.2353 0.2021 0.2734 10
1980s 0.216 0.1856 0.2352 10
1990s 0.2138 0.1848 0.2624 10
2000s 0.2809 0.2537 0.3136 10
2010s 0.2954 0.2531 0.526 10
2020s 1.05 0.9805 1.23 5

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 12 Chad 1.52 compare
  2. 13 Estonia 1.25 compare
  3. 14 Paraguay 1.24 compare
  4. 16 Latvia 1.17 compare
  5. 17 Argentina 1.14 compare
  6. 18 Finland 1.13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Brunei was 1.23 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1848 in 1990.
How does Brunei rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Brunei ranks 15th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 357.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brunei 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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