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Per capita nitrous oxide in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.0273 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0273
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
199th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0932
in 1987
All-time low
0.0187
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Equatorial Guinea, 1850–2024

0.020.040.060.080.1185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0273, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0932 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0187, in 1850.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 199th 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0187 —
1851 0.0188 +0.7%
1852 0.0189 +0.7%
1853 0.0191 +0.7%
1854 0.0192 +0.7%
1855 0.0193 +0.6%
1856 0.0194 +0.5%
1857 0.0195 +0.4%
1858 0.0196 +0.3%
1859 0.0196 +0.2%
1860 0.0196 +0.0%
1861 0.0196 -0.1%
1862 0.0196 -0.1%
1863 0.0195 -0.1%
1864 0.0195 -0.1%
1865 0.0195 -0.1%
1866 0.0195 -0.1%
1867 0.0195 -0.1%
1868 0.0194 -0.1%
1869 0.0194 -0.1%
1870 0.0194 -0.1%
1871 0.0195 +0.5%
1872 0.0198 +1.6%
1873 0.0202 +2.3%
1874 0.0208 +2.8%
1875 0.0214 +2.9%
1876 0.022 +2.9%
1877 0.0226 +2.6%
1878 0.0231 +2.1%
1879 0.0234 +1.5%
1880 0.0236 +0.8%
1881 0.0237 +0.3%
1882 0.0237 +0.1%
1883 0.0237 +0.1%
1884 0.0237 -0.0%
1885 0.0237 -0.1%
1886 0.0237 -0.1%
1887 0.0237 -0.1%
1888 0.0237 -0.1%
1889 0.0237 +0.2%
1890 0.0244 +3.0%
1891 0.0247 +1.1%
1892 0.025 +1.3%
1893 0.0254 +1.6%
1894 0.0258 +1.7%
1895 0.0263 +1.7%
1896 0.0267 +1.7%
1897 0.0272 +1.7%
1898 0.0277 +1.8%
1899 0.0282 +1.9%
1900 0.0288 +2.0%
1901 0.0294 +2.2%
1902 0.0301 +2.4%
1903 0.0308 +2.5%
1904 0.0316 +2.6%
1905 0.0325 +2.6%
1906 0.0333 +2.6%
1907 0.0342 +2.6%
1908 0.035 +2.6%
1909 0.0359 +2.4%
1910 0.0367 +2.3%
1911 0.0376 +2.3%
1912 0.0385 +2.6%
1913 0.0396 +2.7%
1914 0.0407 +2.9%
1915 0.042 +3.0%
1916 0.0432 +3.0%
1917 0.0445 +3.0%
1918 0.0459 +3.0%
1919 0.047 +2.5%
1920 0.0479 +1.9%
1921 0.0486 +1.5%
1922 0.0492 +1.3%
1923 0.0497 +0.9%
1924 0.0502 +0.9%
1925 0.0506 +0.8%
1926 0.0509 +0.7%
1927 0.0512 +0.5%
1928 0.0513 +0.2%
1929 0.0513 -0.1%
1930 0.0511 -0.4%
1931 0.0507 -0.7%
1932 0.0503 -0.8%
1933 0.0498 -0.9%
1934 0.0493 -1.0%
1935 0.0488 -1.0%
1936 0.0484 -0.9%
1937 0.048 -0.8%
1938 0.0477 -0.6%
1939 0.0472 -1.1%
1940 0.0465 -1.4%
1941 0.0473 +1.7%
1942 0.0504 +6.6%
1943 0.0549 +8.9%
1944 0.0602 +9.7%
1945 0.0656 +9.0%
1946 0.0705 +7.5%
1947 0.0744 +5.5%
1948 0.0768 +3.3%
1949 0.078 +1.6%
1950 0.0776 -0.5%
1951 0.0766 -1.3%
1952 0.0748 -2.3%
1953 0.0725 -3.2%
1954 0.0698 -3.7%
1955 0.0669 -4.1%
1956 0.0642 -4.1%
1957 0.0617 -3.9%
1958 0.0596 -3.3%
1959 0.0581 -2.5%
1960 0.0574 -1.3%
1961 0.0574 +0.0%
1962 0.0579 +1.0%
1963 0.0571 -1.4%
1964 0.0566 -1.0%
1965 0.0572 +1.1%
1966 0.0479 -16.2%
1967 0.0662 +38.1%
1968 0.0652 -1.4%
1969 0.0656 +0.6%
1970 0.0682 +3.9%
1971 0.0698 +2.4%
1972 0.0731 +4.7%
1973 0.0561 -23.3%
1974 0.0591 +5.5%
1975 0.0601 +1.7%
1976 0.0639 +6.4%
1977 0.0651 +1.8%
1978 0.067 +2.9%
1979 0.069 +2.9%
1980 0.0673 -2.5%
1981 0.0597 -11.2%
1982 0.0916 +53.3%
1983 0.0681 -25.7%
1984 0.0849 +24.7%
1985 0.0551 -35.1%
1986 0.0559 +1.3%
1987 0.0932 +66.9%
1988 0.0628 -32.6%
1989 0.0545 -13.2%
1990 0.0478 -12.3%
1991 0.0518 +8.5%
1992 0.0508 -2.1%
1993 0.0676 +33.1%
1994 0.0559 -17.2%
1995 0.0548 -2.0%
1996 0.0569 +3.8%
1997 0.0489 -14.0%
1998 0.0677 +38.3%
1999 0.0638 -5.7%
2000 0.0617 -3.4%
2001 0.0515 -16.5%
2002 0.0471 -8.5%
2003 0.0468 -0.7%
2004 0.0582 +24.5%
2005 0.056 -3.8%
2006 0.0546 -2.6%
2007 0.0549 +0.7%
2008 0.0508 -7.5%
2009 0.045 -11.4%
2010 0.0455 +1.1%
2011 0.0453 -0.5%
2012 0.0422 -6.9%
2013 0.0411 -2.6%
2014 0.0402 -2.1%
2015 0.0386 -4.2%
2016 0.0383 -0.7%
2017 0.0344 -10.0%
2018 0.0325 -5.8%
2019 0.0314 -3.4%
2020 0.03 -4.3%
2021 0.0288 -4.1%
2022 0.0288 +0.2%
2023 0.0282 -2.3%
2024 0.0273 -3.1%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 0.0273 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 10% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 0.0273 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Equatorial Guinea 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
1987 +66.9% 0.0559 0.0932
1982 +53.3% 0.0597 0.0916
1998 +38.3% 0.0489 0.0677
1967 +38.1% 0.0479 0.0662
1985 -35.1% 0.0849 0.0551
1988 -32.6% 0.0932 0.0628

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0192 0.0187 0.0196 10
1860s 0.0195 0.0194 0.0196 10
1870s 0.0212 0.0194 0.0234 10
1880s 0.0237 0.0236 0.0237 10
1890s 0.0261 0.0244 0.0282 10
1900s 0.0322 0.0288 0.0359 10
1910s 0.0416 0.0367 0.047 10
1920s 0.0501 0.0479 0.0513 10
1930s 0.0491 0.0472 0.0511 10
1940s 0.0625 0.0465 0.078 10
1950s 0.0682 0.0581 0.0776 10
1960s 0.0588 0.0479 0.0662 10
1970s 0.0651 0.0561 0.0731 10
1980s 0.0693 0.0545 0.0932 10
1990s 0.0566 0.0478 0.0677 10
2000s 0.0527 0.045 0.0617 10
2010s 0.0389 0.0314 0.0455 10
2020s 0.0286 0.0273 0.03 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 196 Nauru 0.0485 compare
  2. 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0484 compare
  3. 198 Solomon Islands 0.0424 compare
  4. 200 Anguilla 0
  5. 200 Marshall Islands 0

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Equatorial Guinea?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0273 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.0932 in 1987.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 in 1850.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 199th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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