Per capita nitrous oxide in Dominica
Dominica: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1827 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita nitrous oxide in Dominica, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.1827 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Dominica peaked at 0.352 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0124, in 1850.
Dominica ranks 149th 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 Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0124 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0125 | +0.8% |
| 1852 | 0.0126 | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.0127 | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0127 | +0.7% |
| 1855 | 0.0128 | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.0129 | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0129 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.013 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.013 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.013 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.013 | -0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.013 | -0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.013 | -0.2% |
| 1864 | 0.013 | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.0129 | -0.2% |
| 1866 | 0.0129 | -0.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0129 | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.0129 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0129 | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0129 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.0129 | +0.7% |
| 1872 | 0.0132 | +1.7% |
| 1873 | 0.0135 | +2.5% |
| 1874 | 0.0139 | +2.9% |
| 1875 | 0.0143 | +3.0% |
| 1876 | 0.0147 | +3.0% |
| 1877 | 0.0151 | +2.8% |
| 1878 | 0.0155 | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 0.0158 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 0.016 | +1.4% |
| 1881 | 0.0162 | +1.1% |
| 1882 | 0.0164 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 0.0166 | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0168 | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.0169 | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.0171 | +1.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0173 | +1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0175 | +1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0177 | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.0201 | +13.8% |
| 1891 | 0.0203 | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 0.0205 | +1.2% |
| 1893 | 0.0208 | +1.4% |
| 1894 | 0.0212 | +1.8% |
| 1895 | 0.0216 | +2.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0221 | +2.3% |
| 1897 | 0.0227 | +2.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0233 | +2.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0238 | +2.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0244 | +2.3% |
| 1901 | 0.0251 | +3.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0262 | +4.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0275 | +4.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0289 | +5.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0303 | +5.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0317 | +4.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0329 | +3.8% |
| 1908 | 0.0339 | +2.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0345 | +1.9% |
| 1910 | 0.0348 | +0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0349 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.035 | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0351 | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.0353 | +0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.0353 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0354 | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0354 | +0.1% |
| 1918 | 0.0354 | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0353 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.0351 | -0.5% |
| 1921 | 0.0348 | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 0.0344 | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 0.0338 | -1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0332 | -1.7% |
| 1925 | 0.0326 | -1.8% |
| 1926 | 0.032 | -1.8% |
| 1927 | 0.0315 | -1.8% |
| 1928 | 0.031 | -1.6% |
| 1929 | 0.0306 | -1.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0303 | -1.0% |
| 1931 | 0.0301 | -0.4% |
| 1932 | 0.0302 | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0304 | +0.7% |
| 1934 | 0.0307 | +1.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0311 | +1.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0315 | +1.4% |
| 1937 | 0.032 | +1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.0325 | +1.5% |
| 1939 | 0.0329 | +1.5% |
| 1940 | 0.0334 | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.0346 | +3.6% |
| 1942 | 0.0371 | +7.2% |
| 1943 | 0.0406 | +9.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0447 | +10.2% |
| 1945 | 0.0492 | +10.0% |
| 1946 | 0.0538 | +9.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0581 | +8.1% |
| 1948 | 0.062 | +6.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0649 | +4.8% |
| 1950 | 0.0667 | +2.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0688 | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0716 | +4.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0749 | +4.6% |
| 1954 | 0.0784 | +4.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0818 | +4.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0849 | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 0.0875 | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 0.0894 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0906 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0913 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0976 | +6.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0946 | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0913 | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0888 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0859 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0831 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0803 | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0784 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.077 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0761 | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0778 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0787 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0815 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0841 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0863 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2141 | +148.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2343 | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2052 | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1385 | -32.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1726 | +24.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1817 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2048 | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1657 | -19.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1722 | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1871 | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2037 | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2224 | +9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2261 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3154 | +39.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3345 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.352 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.32 | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.321 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3085 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2504 | -18.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2397 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2465 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.248 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.25 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2472 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2483 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1775 | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 0.186 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1949 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1992 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1791 | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2226 | +24.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1867 | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1809 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1828 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1873 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1843 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1958 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1763 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1981 | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1839 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1865 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1842 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.203 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1911 | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1899 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1873 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1896 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1827 | -3.6% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.1827 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.1827 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Dominica 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +148.2% | 0.0863 | 0.2141 |
| 1989 | +39.5% | 0.2261 | 0.3154 |
| 1979 | -32.5% | 0.2052 | 0.1385 |
| 2002 | -28.5% | 0.2483 | 0.1775 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0127 | 0.0124 | 0.013 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0129 | 0.0129 | 0.013 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0142 | 0.0129 | 0.0158 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0168 | 0.016 | 0.0177 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0216 | 0.0201 | 0.0238 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0295 | 0.0244 | 0.0345 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0352 | 0.0348 | 0.0354 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0329 | 0.0306 | 0.0351 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0312 | 0.0301 | 0.0329 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0478 | 0.0334 | 0.0649 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0794 | 0.0667 | 0.0906 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0868 | 0.077 | 0.0976 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1277 | 0.0761 | 0.2343 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2051 | 0.1657 | 0.3154 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.287 | 0.2397 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2022 | 0.1775 | 0.2483 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1882 | 0.1763 | 0.203 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1881 | 0.1827 | 0.1911 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 146 Fiji 0.1962 compare
- 147 Egypt 0.1957 compare
- 148 Bangladesh 0.1844 compare
- 150 Nigeria 0.1803 compare
- 151 East Timor 0.1786 compare
- 152 Liechtenstein 0.1769 compare
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in Dominica?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in Dominica was 0.1827 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.352 in 1991.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0124 in 1850.
- How does Dominica rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Dominica ranks 149th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dominica 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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