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Per capita nitrous oxide in Colombia

Colombia: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.4433 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.4433
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
59th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6088
in 1976
All-time low
0.0968
in 1860
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Colombia, 1850–2024

00.20.40.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Colombia stood at 0.4433.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Colombia peaked at 0.6088 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0968, in 1860.

That places Colombia 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1082 —
1851 0.1079 -0.2%
1852 0.1072 -0.7%
1853 0.106 -1.1%
1854 0.1047 -1.2%
1855 0.1033 -1.3%
1856 0.1018 -1.5%
1857 0.1002 -1.6%
1858 0.0984 -1.7%
1859 0.0973 -1.1%
1860 0.0968 -0.6%
1861 0.0968 +0.1%
1862 0.0976 +0.8%
1863 0.0992 +1.6%
1864 0.1007 +1.6%
1865 0.1022 +1.5%
1866 0.1038 +1.5%
1867 0.1054 +1.6%
1868 0.1071 +1.6%
1869 0.1082 +1.0%
1870 0.1086 +0.4%
1871 0.1095 +0.8%
1872 0.1114 +1.7%
1873 0.1139 +2.2%
1874 0.1171 +2.9%
1875 0.1207 +3.1%
1876 0.1243 +3.0%
1877 0.1275 +2.5%
1878 0.1299 +1.9%
1879 0.1312 +1.0%
1880 0.1312 +0.0%
1881 0.1304 -0.7%
1882 0.1293 -0.8%
1883 0.1281 -0.9%
1884 0.1268 -1.0%
1885 0.1255 -1.1%
1886 0.1241 -1.1%
1887 0.1227 -1.1%
1888 0.1214 -1.1%
1889 0.1202 -1.0%
1890 0.1506 +25.3%
1891 0.1499 -0.5%
1892 0.1506 +0.5%
1893 0.1526 +1.3%
1894 0.1555 +1.9%
1895 0.1593 +2.4%
1896 0.1638 +2.8%
1897 0.1687 +3.0%
1898 0.174 +3.1%
1899 0.1793 +3.1%
1900 0.1846 +2.9%
1901 0.1925 +4.3%
1902 0.205 +6.5%
1903 0.2204 +7.5%
1904 0.2374 +7.7%
1905 0.2545 +7.2%
1906 0.2705 +6.3%
1907 0.2843 +5.1%
1908 0.2948 +3.7%
1909 0.3007 +2.0%
1910 0.3012 +0.2%
1911 0.2986 -0.9%
1912 0.2954 -1.0%
1913 0.2918 -1.2%
1914 0.288 -1.3%
1915 0.284 -1.4%
1916 0.2796 -1.5%
1917 0.2751 -1.6%
1918 0.2703 -1.7%
1919 0.2653 -1.9%
1920 0.26 -2.0%
1921 0.254 -2.3%
1922 0.2471 -2.7%
1923 0.2397 -3.0%
1924 0.232 -3.2%
1925 0.2243 -3.3%
1926 0.2168 -3.3%
1927 0.2098 -3.2%
1928 0.2034 -3.1%
1929 0.1982 -2.6%
1930 0.1943 -2.0%
1931 0.1922 -1.1%
1932 0.192 -0.1%
1933 0.1934 +0.8%
1934 0.1959 +1.2%
1935 0.199 +1.6%
1936 0.2025 +1.8%
1937 0.2062 +1.8%
1938 0.2098 +1.8%
1939 0.2128 +1.4%
1940 0.2149 +1.0%
1941 0.2226 +3.6%
1942 0.2405 +8.0%
1943 0.2654 +10.3%
1944 0.2947 +11.0%
1945 0.3257 +10.5%
1946 0.3561 +9.3%
1947 0.3835 +7.7%
1948 0.406 +5.9%
1949 0.4211 +3.7%
1950 0.4271 +1.4%
1951 0.4326 +1.3%
1952 0.4443 +2.7%
1953 0.4602 +3.6%
1954 0.4784 +3.9%
1955 0.4969 +3.9%
1956 0.5145 +3.5%
1957 0.5294 +2.9%
1958 0.5408 +2.2%
1959 0.5474 +1.2%
1960 0.5481 +0.1%
1961 0.5682 +3.7%
1962 0.5681 -0.0%
1963 0.5604 -1.3%
1964 0.5597 -0.1%
1965 0.5518 -1.4%
1966 0.5478 -0.7%
1967 0.5537 +1.1%
1968 0.5605 +1.2%
1969 0.5609 +0.1%
1970 0.5825 +3.8%
1971 0.5755 -1.2%
1972 0.5923 +2.9%
1973 0.5865 -1.0%
1974 0.5828 -0.6%
1975 0.5924 +1.6%
1976 0.6088 +2.8%
1977 0.5976 -1.8%
1978 0.5934 -0.7%
1979 0.5853 -1.4%
1980 0.5745 -1.8%
1981 0.5615 -2.3%
1982 0.576 +2.6%
1983 0.5524 -4.1%
1984 0.5274 -4.5%
1985 0.5213 -1.2%
1986 0.5248 +0.7%
1987 0.5369 +2.3%
1988 0.5282 -1.6%
1989 0.5305 +0.4%
1990 0.5282 -0.4%
1991 0.5202 -1.5%
1992 0.5064 -2.7%
1993 0.51 +0.7%
1994 0.5045 -1.1%
1995 0.4984 -1.2%
1996 0.4849 -2.7%
1997 0.4815 -0.7%
1998 0.4758 -1.2%
1999 0.4496 -5.5%
2000 0.4534 +0.9%
2001 0.4554 +0.4%
2002 0.4523 -0.7%
2003 0.4638 +2.5%
2004 0.4653 +0.3%
2005 0.4434 -4.7%
2006 0.4394 -0.9%
2007 0.4659 +6.0%
2008 0.4463 -4.2%
2009 0.4356 -2.4%
2010 0.4456 +2.3%
2011 0.4266 -4.3%
2012 0.4028 -5.6%
2013 0.3879 -3.7%
2014 0.4002 +3.2%
2015 0.3846 -3.9%
2016 0.389 +1.1%
2017 0.4022 +3.4%
2018 0.4171 +3.7%
2019 0.42 +0.7%
2020 0.4315 +2.7%
2021 0.4414 +2.3%
2022 0.437 -1.0%
2023 0.4346 -0.5%
2024 0.4433 +2.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.4433 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.4433 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Colombia 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
1890 +25.3% 0.1202 0.1506

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1035 0.0973 0.1082 10
1860s 0.1018 0.0968 0.1082 10
1870s 0.1194 0.1086 0.1312 10
1880s 0.126 0.1202 0.1312 10
1890s 0.1604 0.1499 0.1793 10
1900s 0.2445 0.1846 0.3007 10
1910s 0.2849 0.2653 0.3012 10
1920s 0.2285 0.1982 0.26 10
1930s 0.1998 0.192 0.2128 10
1940s 0.313 0.2149 0.4211 10
1950s 0.4872 0.4271 0.5474 10
1960s 0.5579 0.5478 0.5682 10
1970s 0.5897 0.5755 0.6088 10
1980s 0.5433 0.5213 0.576 10
1990s 0.4959 0.4496 0.5282 10
2000s 0.4521 0.4356 0.4659 10
2010s 0.4076 0.3846 0.4456 10
2020s 0.4375 0.4315 0.4433 5

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 56 Angola 0.4561 compare
  2. 57 Andorra 0.455 compare
  3. 58 Laos 0.4532 compare
  4. 60 Uzbekistan 0.4329 compare
  5. 61 Burkina Faso 0.4213 compare
  6. 62 United Kingdom 0.4059 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Colombia?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Colombia was 0.4433 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6088 in 1976.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0968 in 1860.
How does Colombia rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Colombia ranks 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed