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Per capita nitrous oxide in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.5934 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.5934
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
36th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.08
in 1982
All-time low
0.0968
in 1905
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Bulgaria, 1850–2024

00.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 0.5934 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Bulgaria peaked at 1.08 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0968, in 1905.

Bulgaria ranks 36th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 Bulgaria, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1079 —
1851 0.1094 +1.4%
1852 0.1109 +1.4%
1853 0.1125 +1.4%
1854 0.1139 +1.3%
1855 0.1152 +1.2%
1856 0.1164 +1.0%
1857 0.1175 +0.9%
1858 0.1184 +0.8%
1859 0.1191 +0.6%
1860 0.1196 +0.4%
1861 0.12 +0.3%
1862 0.1203 +0.3%
1863 0.1206 +0.3%
1864 0.1209 +0.2%
1865 0.1212 +0.2%
1866 0.1215 +0.2%
1867 0.1218 +0.2%
1868 0.1221 +0.3%
1869 0.1221 +0.0%
1870 0.1218 -0.2%
1871 0.1223 +0.4%
1872 0.1243 +1.6%
1873 0.1273 +2.4%
1874 0.1311 +3.0%
1875 0.1353 +3.2%
1876 0.1395 +3.1%
1877 0.1432 +2.7%
1878 0.1462 +2.1%
1879 0.1481 +1.3%
1880 0.1485 +0.3%
1881 0.1479 -0.4%
1882 0.1472 -0.5%
1883 0.1463 -0.6%
1884 0.1453 -0.7%
1885 0.1442 -0.8%
1886 0.1431 -0.8%
1887 0.1419 -0.8%
1888 0.1409 -0.8%
1889 0.1398 -0.7%
1890 0.148 +5.9%
1891 0.1403 -5.2%
1892 0.1329 -5.2%
1893 0.1261 -5.1%
1894 0.1199 -4.9%
1895 0.1143 -4.6%
1896 0.1095 -4.2%
1897 0.1054 -3.7%
1898 0.1022 -3.1%
1899 0.0998 -2.3%
1900 0.0985 -1.4%
1901 0.0977 -0.7%
1902 0.0973 -0.5%
1903 0.097 -0.3%
1904 0.0968 -0.1%
1905 0.0968 -0.0%
1906 0.0969 +0.1%
1907 0.0971 +0.2%
1908 0.0974 +0.3%
1909 0.0977 +0.4%
1910 0.0981 +0.4%
1911 0.0999 +1.8%
1912 0.104 +4.2%
1913 0.1102 +5.9%
1914 0.1178 +7.0%
1915 0.1267 +7.5%
1916 0.1364 +7.6%
1917 0.1465 +7.4%
1918 0.1567 +7.0%
1919 0.1665 +6.3%
1920 0.1756 +5.5%
1921 0.1861 +5.9%
1922 0.1993 +7.1%
1923 0.214 +7.4%
1924 0.2292 +7.1%
1925 0.2439 +6.4%
1926 0.2571 +5.4%
1927 0.2678 +4.2%
1928 0.2751 +2.7%
1929 0.2787 +1.3%
1930 0.2777 -0.3%
1931 0.2718 -2.1%
1932 0.2618 -3.7%
1933 0.249 -4.9%
1934 0.2343 -5.9%
1935 0.219 -6.5%
1936 0.2042 -6.8%
1937 0.1909 -6.5%
1938 0.1804 -5.5%
1939 0.1737 -3.7%
1940 0.1718 -1.1%
1941 0.1808 +5.2%
1942 0.2036 +12.6%
1943 0.2367 +16.3%
1944 0.2767 +16.9%
1945 0.3201 +15.7%
1946 0.3638 +13.7%
1947 0.4047 +11.2%
1948 0.4397 +8.6%
1949 0.4659 +6.0%
1950 0.4746 +1.9%
1951 0.483 +1.8%
1952 0.4944 +2.3%
1953 0.5067 +2.5%
1954 0.5199 +2.6%
1955 0.5342 +2.7%
1956 0.5494 +2.9%
1957 0.5646 +2.8%
1958 0.579 +2.6%
1959 0.5939 +2.6%
1960 0.6086 +2.5%
1961 0.6184 +1.6%
1962 0.641 +3.7%
1963 0.6657 +3.8%
1964 0.7324 +10.0%
1965 0.7992 +9.1%
1966 0.8612 +7.8%
1967 0.8954 +4.0%
1968 0.9471 +5.8%
1969 0.9522 +0.5%
1970 0.8937 -6.1%
1971 0.8828 -1.2%
1972 0.9284 +5.2%
1973 0.8966 -3.4%
1974 0.897 +0.0%
1975 0.9994 +11.4%
1976 0.9642 -3.5%
1977 0.9847 +2.1%
1978 0.9787 -0.6%
1979 1.01 +2.9%
1980 1.03 +2.5%
1981 1.07 +3.3%
1982 1.08 +1.0%
1983 1.07 -0.5%
1984 1 -6.3%
1985 1 -0.3%
1986 0.9837 -1.7%
1987 0.9546 -3.0%
1988 1.01 +6.3%
1989 0.9565 -5.7%
1990 0.8695 -9.1%
1991 0.758 -12.8%
1992 0.5754 -24.1%
1993 0.5065 -12.0%
1994 0.5136 +1.4%
1995 0.4793 -6.7%
1996 0.4967 +3.6%
1997 0.4748 -4.4%
1998 0.4207 -11.4%
1999 0.3935 -6.5%
2000 0.4346 +10.4%
2001 0.4643 +6.8%
2002 0.5184 +11.6%
2003 0.5356 +3.3%
2004 0.5219 -2.6%
2005 0.4797 -8.1%
2006 0.4073 -15.1%
2007 0.4508 +10.7%
2008 0.4744 +5.2%
2009 0.4817 +1.5%
2010 0.483 +0.3%
2011 0.566 +17.2%
2012 0.4577 -19.1%
2013 0.5025 +9.8%
2014 0.5143 +2.4%
2015 0.5403 +5.1%
2016 0.5716 +5.8%
2017 0.5708 -0.1%
2018 0.5666 -0.7%
2019 0.5858 +3.4%
2020 0.5798 -1.0%
2021 0.5983 +3.2%
2022 0.5949 -0.6%
2023 0.5873 -1.3%
2024 0.5934 +1.0%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.5934 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 1.5× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.5934 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1141 0.1079 0.1191 10
1860s 0.121 0.1196 0.1221 10
1870s 0.1339 0.1218 0.1481 10
1880s 0.1445 0.1398 0.1485 10
1890s 0.1198 0.0998 0.148 10
1900s 0.0973 0.0968 0.0985 10
1910s 0.1263 0.0981 0.1665 10
1920s 0.2327 0.1756 0.2787 10
1930s 0.2263 0.1737 0.2777 10
1940s 0.3064 0.1718 0.4659 10
1950s 0.53 0.4746 0.5939 10
1960s 0.7721 0.6086 0.9522 10
1970s 0.9432 0.8828 1.01 10
1980s 1.02 0.9546 1.08 10
1990s 0.5488 0.3935 0.8695 10
2000s 0.4769 0.4073 0.5356 10
2010s 0.5359 0.4577 0.5858 10
2020s 0.5907 0.5798 0.5983 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 33 Czechia 0.6233 compare
  2. 34 Mauritania 0.6177 compare
  3. 35 Slovakia 0.5941 compare
  4. 37 Russia 0.5886 compare
  5. 38 Kazakhstan 0.5811 compare
  6. 39 Serbia 0.5763 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Bulgaria?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Bulgaria was 0.5934 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1982.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0968 in 1905.
How does Bulgaria rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Bulgaria ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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