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Per capita nitrous oxide in Cameroon

Cameroon: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.224 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.224
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
137th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.5383
in 1950
All-time low
0.0469
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Cameroon, 1850–2024

00.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Cameroon stood at 0.224.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Cameroon peaked at 0.5383 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0469, in 1850.

Cameroon ranks 137th 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 Cameroon, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0469 —
1851 0.0474 +1.1%
1852 0.048 +1.2%
1853 0.0486 +1.3%
1854 0.0491 +1.1%
1855 0.0496 +1.0%
1856 0.05 +0.8%
1857 0.0504 +0.7%
1858 0.0506 +0.5%
1859 0.0507 +0.3%
1860 0.0508 +0.0%
1861 0.0507 -0.1%
1862 0.0506 -0.1%
1863 0.0505 -0.2%
1864 0.0504 -0.2%
1865 0.0503 -0.2%
1866 0.0502 -0.2%
1867 0.0501 -0.2%
1868 0.05 -0.2%
1869 0.05 -0.2%
1870 0.0499 -0.2%
1871 0.0504 +1.0%
1872 0.0518 +2.9%
1873 0.0539 +4.2%
1874 0.0566 +4.9%
1875 0.0595 +5.1%
1876 0.0624 +4.9%
1877 0.0652 +4.4%
1878 0.0675 +3.6%
1879 0.0693 +2.6%
1880 0.0702 +1.3%
1881 0.0706 +0.6%
1882 0.0709 +0.4%
1883 0.071 +0.3%
1884 0.0712 +0.2%
1885 0.0712 +0.1%
1886 0.0713 +0.1%
1887 0.0713 +0.1%
1888 0.0714 +0.1%
1889 0.0716 +0.3%
1890 0.0748 +4.4%
1891 0.0755 +1.0%
1892 0.0765 +1.3%
1893 0.0777 +1.5%
1894 0.0789 +1.6%
1895 0.0801 +1.6%
1896 0.0814 +1.6%
1897 0.0827 +1.6%
1898 0.0841 +1.7%
1899 0.0856 +1.8%
1900 0.0872 +1.9%
1901 0.0889 +2.0%
1902 0.0907 +2.1%
1903 0.0927 +2.2%
1904 0.0947 +2.2%
1905 0.0968 +2.2%
1906 0.0991 +2.3%
1907 0.1014 +2.4%
1908 0.1039 +2.5%
1909 0.1065 +2.5%
1910 0.1092 +2.5%
1911 0.1125 +3.0%
1912 0.1169 +3.9%
1913 0.1222 +4.5%
1914 0.1283 +5.0%
1915 0.135 +5.2%
1916 0.1421 +5.3%
1917 0.1494 +5.1%
1918 0.1566 +4.8%
1919 0.1631 +4.1%
1920 0.1684 +3.3%
1921 0.1733 +2.9%
1922 0.1781 +2.8%
1923 0.1826 +2.5%
1924 0.187 +2.4%
1925 0.1911 +2.2%
1926 0.1946 +1.8%
1927 0.1973 +1.4%
1928 0.1988 +0.8%
1929 0.1991 +0.1%
1930 0.1978 -0.6%
1931 0.1951 -1.4%
1932 0.1913 -1.9%
1933 0.1868 -2.3%
1934 0.1819 -2.6%
1935 0.1769 -2.8%
1936 0.1719 -2.8%
1937 0.1674 -2.6%
1938 0.1635 -2.3%
1939 0.1604 -1.9%
1940 0.1582 -1.4%
1941 0.1694 +7.1%
1942 0.2017 +19.1%
1943 0.2488 +23.4%
1944 0.3049 +22.5%
1945 0.3644 +19.5%
1946 0.422 +15.8%
1947 0.4729 +12.1%
1948 0.5124 +8.4%
1949 0.5361 +4.6%
1950 0.5383 +0.4%
1951 0.5274 -2.0%
1952 0.5074 -3.8%
1953 0.4809 -5.2%
1954 0.4504 -6.3%
1955 0.4183 -7.1%
1956 0.387 -7.5%
1957 0.3587 -7.3%
1958 0.3353 -6.5%
1959 0.3184 -5.0%
1960 0.3105 -2.5%
1961 0.3511 +13.1%
1962 0.3489 -0.6%
1963 0.3554 +1.9%
1964 0.3339 -6.1%
1965 0.3403 +1.9%
1966 0.3553 +4.4%
1967 0.3504 -1.4%
1968 0.3553 +1.4%
1969 0.3653 +2.8%
1970 0.3936 +7.8%
1971 0.3899 -0.9%
1972 0.3679 -5.7%
1973 0.3682 +0.1%
1974 0.3286 -10.8%
1975 0.3417 +4.0%
1976 0.3509 +2.7%
1977 0.393 +12.0%
1978 0.37 -5.8%
1979 0.3789 +2.4%
1980 0.4298 +13.4%
1981 0.3862 -10.1%
1982 0.4322 +11.9%
1983 0.4165 -3.6%
1984 0.3991 -4.2%
1985 0.4055 +1.6%
1986 0.4108 +1.3%
1987 0.4151 +1.0%
1988 0.3937 -5.1%
1989 0.4206 +6.8%
1990 0.4456 +5.9%
1991 0.4353 -2.3%
1992 0.4286 -1.5%
1993 0.397 -7.4%
1994 0.3997 +0.7%
1995 0.3897 -2.5%
1996 0.4091 +5.0%
1997 0.3941 -3.7%
1998 0.4308 +9.3%
1999 0.4062 -5.7%
2000 0.4384 +7.9%
2001 0.4045 -7.7%
2002 0.3787 -6.4%
2003 0.418 +10.4%
2004 0.3572 -14.5%
2005 0.3989 +11.7%
2006 0.347 -13.0%
2007 0.3258 -6.1%
2008 0.3113 -4.4%
2009 0.2935 -5.7%
2010 0.298 +1.5%
2011 0.2846 -4.5%
2012 0.2732 -4.0%
2013 0.2727 -0.2%
2014 0.2686 -1.5%
2015 0.2621 -2.4%
2016 0.2604 -0.6%
2017 0.2509 -3.6%
2018 0.2421 -3.5%
2019 0.2362 -2.4%
2020 0.2385 +1.0%
2021 0.2314 -3.0%
2022 0.2314 -0.0%
2023 0.2253 -2.6%
2024 0.224 -0.6%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 0.224 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 0.224 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0491 0.0469 0.0507 10
1860s 0.0504 0.05 0.0508 10
1870s 0.0586 0.0499 0.0693 10
1880s 0.0711 0.0702 0.0716 10
1890s 0.0797 0.0748 0.0856 10
1900s 0.0962 0.0872 0.1065 10
1910s 0.1335 0.1092 0.1631 10
1920s 0.187 0.1684 0.1991 10
1930s 0.1793 0.1604 0.1978 10
1940s 0.3391 0.1582 0.5361 10
1950s 0.4322 0.3184 0.5383 10
1960s 0.3466 0.3105 0.3653 10
1970s 0.3683 0.3286 0.3936 10
1980s 0.411 0.3862 0.4322 10
1990s 0.4136 0.3897 0.4456 10
2000s 0.3673 0.2935 0.4384 10
2010s 0.2649 0.2362 0.298 10
2020s 0.2301 0.224 0.2385 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 134 Djibouti 0.2298 compare
  2. 135 Singapore 0.2293 compare
  3. 136 Morocco 0.2276 compare
  4. 138 Benin 0.2222 compare
  5. 139 Myanmar 0.221 compare
  6. 140 Madagascar 0.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Cameroon?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Cameroon was 0.224 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.5383 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0469 in 1850.
How does Cameroon rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Cameroon ranks 137th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cameroon 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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