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Per capita nitrous oxide in El Salvador

El Salvador: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1454 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1454
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
165th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3262
in 1978
All-time low
0.0756
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in El Salvador, 1850–2024

0.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in El Salvador stood at 0.1454.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in El Salvador peaked at 0.3262 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0756, in 1889.

El Salvador ranks 165th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in El Salvador, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0946 —
1851 0.0944 -0.2%
1852 0.0942 -0.3%
1853 0.0939 -0.3%
1854 0.0935 -0.4%
1855 0.0931 -0.5%
1856 0.0926 -0.5%
1857 0.092 -0.6%
1858 0.0913 -0.7%
1859 0.0905 -0.8%
1860 0.0897 -1.0%
1861 0.0887 -1.0%
1862 0.0878 -1.0%
1863 0.0869 -1.1%
1864 0.086 -1.1%
1865 0.085 -1.1%
1866 0.0841 -1.1%
1867 0.0832 -1.1%
1868 0.0823 -1.1%
1869 0.0813 -1.2%
1870 0.0802 -1.3%
1871 0.0795 -0.9%
1872 0.0793 -0.2%
1873 0.0796 +0.3%
1874 0.0801 +0.7%
1875 0.0809 +0.9%
1876 0.0815 +0.8%
1877 0.082 +0.6%
1878 0.0822 +0.2%
1879 0.0821 -0.1%
1880 0.0816 -0.6%
1881 0.0809 -0.9%
1882 0.0802 -0.8%
1883 0.0796 -0.8%
1884 0.0789 -0.8%
1885 0.0782 -0.9%
1886 0.0775 -0.9%
1887 0.0769 -0.9%
1888 0.0762 -0.9%
1889 0.0756 -0.7%
1890 0.0883 +16.8%
1891 0.0883 -0.0%
1892 0.089 +0.8%
1893 0.0902 +1.4%
1894 0.092 +1.9%
1895 0.0941 +2.3%
1896 0.0964 +2.5%
1897 0.0991 +2.7%
1898 0.1019 +2.8%
1899 0.1045 +2.6%
1900 0.1069 +2.3%
1901 0.1103 +3.2%
1902 0.1154 +4.6%
1903 0.1215 +5.3%
1904 0.1283 +5.5%
1905 0.135 +5.3%
1906 0.1413 +4.7%
1907 0.1466 +3.8%
1908 0.1505 +2.6%
1909 0.1525 +1.3%
1910 0.1524 -0.1%
1911 0.1509 -0.9%
1912 0.1494 -1.0%
1913 0.1477 -1.1%
1914 0.1459 -1.2%
1915 0.1441 -1.3%
1916 0.1421 -1.4%
1917 0.14 -1.5%
1918 0.138 -1.4%
1919 0.1359 -1.5%
1920 0.1338 -1.6%
1921 0.1313 -1.8%
1922 0.1284 -2.2%
1923 0.1253 -2.4%
1924 0.1221 -2.6%
1925 0.1188 -2.7%
1926 0.1156 -2.7%
1927 0.1126 -2.6%
1928 0.1099 -2.4%
1929 0.1077 -2.0%
1930 0.1061 -1.5%
1931 0.1053 -0.8%
1932 0.1053 +0.0%
1933 0.1061 +0.7%
1934 0.1073 +1.1%
1935 0.1088 +1.4%
1936 0.1105 +1.6%
1937 0.1123 +1.6%
1938 0.1141 +1.6%
1939 0.1156 +1.4%
1940 0.1169 +1.1%
1941 0.1207 +3.3%
1942 0.1293 +7.1%
1943 0.1412 +9.2%
1944 0.1552 +10.0%
1945 0.1703 +9.7%
1946 0.1852 +8.8%
1947 0.199 +7.4%
1948 0.2106 +5.8%
1949 0.2186 +3.8%
1950 0.2222 +1.6%
1951 0.2252 +1.4%
1952 0.2315 +2.8%
1953 0.2399 +3.6%
1954 0.2495 +4.0%
1955 0.2593 +3.9%
1956 0.2686 +3.6%
1957 0.2767 +3.0%
1958 0.2832 +2.3%
1959 0.2873 +1.4%
1960 0.2883 +0.4%
1961 0.278 -3.6%
1962 0.2826 +1.7%
1963 0.3016 +6.7%
1964 0.2978 -1.3%
1965 0.2769 -7.0%
1966 0.2968 +7.2%
1967 0.2815 -5.1%
1968 0.2851 +1.3%
1969 0.282 -1.1%
1970 0.292 +3.6%
1971 0.2982 +2.1%
1972 0.3004 +0.7%
1973 0.2869 -4.5%
1974 0.2781 -3.1%
1975 0.2773 -0.3%
1976 0.2961 +6.8%
1977 0.3132 +5.8%
1978 0.3262 +4.1%
1979 0.2843 -12.8%
1980 0.252 -11.4%
1981 0.2612 +3.7%
1982 0.2181 -16.5%
1983 0.2302 +5.6%
1984 0.2036 -11.6%
1985 0.2309 +13.4%
1986 0.2149 -6.9%
1987 0.2348 +9.3%
1988 0.2361 +0.5%
1989 0.2193 -7.1%
1990 0.2178 -0.7%
1991 0.2227 +2.2%
1992 0.2228 +0.0%
1993 0.2152 -3.4%
1994 0.2085 -3.1%
1995 0.1949 -6.5%
1996 0.2231 +14.5%
1997 0.2271 +1.8%
1998 0.2051 -9.7%
1999 0.2153 +5.0%
2000 0.1891 -12.2%
2001 0.2004 +6.0%
2002 0.194 -3.2%
2003 0.1947 +0.4%
2004 0.2081 +6.9%
2005 0.2301 +10.5%
2006 0.2225 -3.3%
2007 0.2366 +6.4%
2008 0.2461 +4.0%
2009 0.2319 -5.8%
2010 0.2313 -0.3%
2011 0.2238 -3.3%
2012 0.2178 -2.7%
2013 0.1963 -9.9%
2014 0.1842 -6.1%
2015 0.1909 +3.6%
2016 0.1786 -6.4%
2017 0.1619 -9.3%
2018 0.1704 +5.2%
2019 0.1437 -15.7%
2020 0.1576 +9.6%
2021 0.1725 +9.5%
2022 0.1414 -18.0%
2023 0.1422 +0.5%
2024 0.1454 +2.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.1454 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 55% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.1454 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 53% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.093 0.0905 0.0946 10
1860s 0.0855 0.0813 0.0897 10
1870s 0.0808 0.0793 0.0822 10
1880s 0.0786 0.0756 0.0816 10
1890s 0.0944 0.0883 0.1045 10
1900s 0.1308 0.1069 0.1525 10
1910s 0.1446 0.1359 0.1524 10
1920s 0.1206 0.1077 0.1338 10
1930s 0.1091 0.1053 0.1156 10
1940s 0.1647 0.1169 0.2186 10
1950s 0.2543 0.2222 0.2873 10
1960s 0.2871 0.2769 0.3016 10
1970s 0.2953 0.2773 0.3262 10
1980s 0.2301 0.2036 0.2612 10
1990s 0.2152 0.1949 0.2271 10
2000s 0.2154 0.1891 0.2461 10
2010s 0.1899 0.1437 0.2313 10
2020s 0.1518 0.1414 0.1725 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 162 Iraq 0.1532 compare
  2. 163 Lebanon 0.1531 compare
  3. 164 Mauritius 0.1463 compare
  4. 166 Japan 0.1452 compare
  5. 167 Micronesia (country) 0.1446 compare
  6. 168 Tuvalu 0.1439 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in El Salvador?
Per capita nitrous oxide in El Salvador was 0.1454 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3262 in 1978.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0756 in 1889.
How does El Salvador rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
El Salvador ranks 165th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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