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Per capita nitrous oxide in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.339 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.339
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
80th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6322
in 1981
All-time low
0.1437
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Costa Rica, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.40.50.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Costa Rica is 0.339, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Costa Rica peaked at 0.6322 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1437, in 1889.

That places Costa Rica 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Costa Rica, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2111 —
1851 0.2112 +0.0%
1852 0.2107 -0.2%
1853 0.2097 -0.5%
1854 0.2086 -0.5%
1855 0.2073 -0.6%
1856 0.2058 -0.7%
1857 0.2041 -0.8%
1858 0.2021 -0.9%
1859 0.2002 -1.0%
1860 0.1981 -1.0%
1861 0.196 -1.0%
1862 0.1941 -1.0%
1863 0.1923 -0.9%
1864 0.1904 -0.9%
1865 0.1886 -1.0%
1866 0.1868 -1.0%
1867 0.1851 -1.0%
1868 0.1833 -0.9%
1869 0.1811 -1.2%
1870 0.1783 -1.5%
1871 0.1762 -1.2%
1872 0.1755 -0.4%
1873 0.1757 +0.1%
1874 0.1767 +0.6%
1875 0.178 +0.7%
1876 0.1792 +0.7%
1877 0.1799 +0.4%
1878 0.1798 -0.1%
1879 0.1786 -0.7%
1880 0.176 -1.5%
1881 0.1725 -2.0%
1882 0.1688 -2.1%
1883 0.1651 -2.2%
1884 0.1613 -2.3%
1885 0.1576 -2.3%
1886 0.1539 -2.3%
1887 0.1503 -2.3%
1888 0.1468 -2.3%
1889 0.1437 -2.1%
1890 0.1687 +17.4%
1891 0.1665 -1.3%
1892 0.1658 -0.4%
1893 0.1664 +0.4%
1894 0.1679 +0.9%
1895 0.1702 +1.3%
1896 0.1729 +1.6%
1897 0.1761 +1.8%
1898 0.1795 +1.9%
1899 0.183 +2.0%
1900 0.1865 +1.9%
1901 0.1924 +3.2%
1902 0.2021 +5.1%
1903 0.2143 +6.1%
1904 0.2279 +6.3%
1905 0.2415 +6.0%
1906 0.2542 +5.3%
1907 0.265 +4.3%
1908 0.2731 +3.0%
1909 0.2779 +1.8%
1910 0.2787 +0.3%
1911 0.2773 -0.5%
1912 0.276 -0.5%
1913 0.2748 -0.4%
1914 0.2734 -0.5%
1915 0.2716 -0.6%
1916 0.2697 -0.7%
1917 0.2675 -0.8%
1918 0.2653 -0.8%
1919 0.2627 -1.0%
1920 0.2597 -1.2%
1921 0.2558 -1.5%
1922 0.251 -1.9%
1923 0.2454 -2.2%
1924 0.2395 -2.4%
1925 0.2335 -2.5%
1926 0.2276 -2.5%
1927 0.222 -2.4%
1928 0.217 -2.3%
1929 0.2125 -2.1%
1930 0.2087 -1.8%
1931 0.2062 -1.2%
1932 0.205 -0.6%
1933 0.2049 -0.0%
1934 0.2058 +0.4%
1935 0.2073 +0.7%
1936 0.2092 +0.9%
1937 0.2112 +1.0%
1938 0.213 +0.9%
1939 0.2141 +0.5%
1940 0.2141 +0.0%
1941 0.219 +2.3%
1942 0.2326 +6.2%
1943 0.2519 +8.3%
1944 0.2747 +9.0%
1945 0.2984 +8.7%
1946 0.3211 +7.6%
1947 0.3409 +6.2%
1948 0.3561 +4.5%
1949 0.3653 +2.6%
1950 0.3757 +2.9%
1951 0.3776 +0.5%
1952 0.3847 +1.9%
1953 0.3953 +2.8%
1954 0.4076 +3.1%
1955 0.4202 +3.1%
1956 0.4317 +2.7%
1957 0.4411 +2.2%
1958 0.4473 +1.4%
1959 0.4497 +0.5%
1960 0.4475 -0.5%
1961 0.4411 -1.4%
1962 0.4562 +3.4%
1963 0.5093 +11.6%
1964 0.5265 +3.4%
1965 0.4826 -8.3%
1966 0.5163 +7.0%
1967 0.51 -1.2%
1968 0.5508 +8.0%
1969 0.592 +7.5%
1970 0.5869 -0.9%
1971 0.5614 -4.3%
1972 0.5701 +1.5%
1973 0.602 +5.6%
1974 0.595 -1.1%
1975 0.5902 -0.8%
1976 0.5789 -1.9%
1977 0.6141 +6.1%
1978 0.6208 +1.1%
1979 0.623 +0.3%
1980 0.624 +0.2%
1981 0.6322 +1.3%
1982 0.6202 -1.9%
1983 0.6301 +1.6%
1984 0.6195 -1.7%
1985 0.582 -6.1%
1986 0.5687 -2.3%
1987 0.5434 -4.5%
1988 0.5396 -0.7%
1989 0.5403 +0.1%
1990 0.5291 -2.1%
1991 0.5336 +0.9%
1992 0.5474 +2.6%
1993 0.5349 -2.3%
1994 0.5167 -3.4%
1995 0.4681 -9.4%
1996 0.4991 +6.6%
1997 0.526 +5.4%
1998 0.5124 -2.6%
1999 0.4508 -12.0%
2000 0.3748 -16.9%
2001 0.3317 -11.5%
2002 0.3217 -3.0%
2003 0.3463 +7.7%
2004 0.3185 -8.0%
2005 0.3288 +3.2%
2006 0.3312 +0.7%
2007 0.3491 +5.4%
2008 0.3596 +3.0%
2009 0.3111 -13.5%
2010 0.3332 +7.1%
2011 0.3714 +11.5%
2012 0.3565 -4.0%
2013 0.3606 +1.1%
2014 0.3397 -5.8%
2015 0.3487 +2.6%
2016 0.3724 +6.8%
2017 0.3643 -2.2%
2018 0.3743 +2.7%
2019 0.375 +0.2%
2020 0.3515 -6.3%
2021 0.3552 +1.1%
2022 0.3478 -2.1%
2023 0.3483 +0.1%
2024 0.339 -2.7%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 0.339 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 87% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 0.339 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2071 0.2002 0.2112 10
1860s 0.1896 0.1811 0.1981 10
1870s 0.1778 0.1755 0.1799 10
1880s 0.1596 0.1437 0.176 10
1890s 0.1717 0.1658 0.183 10
1900s 0.2335 0.1865 0.2779 10
1910s 0.2717 0.2627 0.2787 10
1920s 0.2364 0.2125 0.2597 10
1930s 0.2085 0.2049 0.2141 10
1940s 0.2874 0.2141 0.3653 10
1950s 0.4131 0.3757 0.4497 10
1960s 0.5032 0.4411 0.592 10
1970s 0.5942 0.5614 0.623 10
1980s 0.59 0.5396 0.6322 10
1990s 0.5118 0.4508 0.5474 10
2000s 0.3373 0.3111 0.3748 10
2010s 0.3596 0.3332 0.375 10
2020s 0.3484 0.339 0.3552 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 77 Guinea-Bissau 0.3566 compare
  2. 78 Slovenia 0.3546 compare
  3. 79 Iran 0.3501 compare
  4. 81 China 0.335 compare
  5. 82 Moldova 0.3344 compare
  6. 83 Senegal 0.3306 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Costa Rica?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Costa Rica was 0.339 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 0.6322 in 1981.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1437 in 1889.
How does Costa Rica rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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