Per capita nitrous oxide in Eswatini
Eswatini: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.4046 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.4046
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
63rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.61
in 1950
All-time low
0.3851
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide in Eswatini, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.4046 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Eswatini peaked at 1.61 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3851, in 1870.
That places Eswatini 63rd 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3976 | — |
| 1851 | 0.403 | +1.4% |
| 1852 | 0.407 | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.4094 | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.4114 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.4129 | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.4139 | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.4143 | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.4139 | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.4128 | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.4108 | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.4084 | -0.6% |
| 1862 | 0.4058 | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.4032 | -0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.4005 | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.3978 | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.3951 | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.3925 | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.3899 | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.3875 | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.3851 | -0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.3867 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.3947 | +2.1% |
| 1873 | 0.4075 | +3.2% |
| 1874 | 0.4235 | +3.9% |
| 1875 | 0.441 | +4.1% |
| 1876 | 0.4586 | +4.0% |
| 1877 | 0.4749 | +3.5% |
| 1878 | 0.4884 | +2.8% |
| 1879 | 0.4977 | +1.9% |
| 1880 | 0.5017 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.5022 | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.5018 | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.5009 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.4995 | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.4978 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.4959 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.494 | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.4923 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.4908 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.5079 | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 0.5081 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.5084 | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.5089 | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.5096 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.5104 | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.5113 | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.5124 | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.5135 | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.5141 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.5141 | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.5134 | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.5121 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 0.5103 | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5086 | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.507 | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.5058 | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.5048 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.5042 | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.5041 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.5046 | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.5079 | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 0.5158 | +1.5% |
| 1913 | 0.5271 | +2.2% |
| 1914 | 0.5409 | +2.6% |
| 1915 | 0.5562 | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 0.5722 | +2.9% |
| 1917 | 0.5882 | +2.8% |
| 1918 | 0.6031 | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 0.6159 | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 0.6256 | +1.6% |
| 1921 | 0.6346 | +1.4% |
| 1922 | 0.6447 | +1.6% |
| 1923 | 0.6548 | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.6645 | +1.5% |
| 1925 | 0.6729 | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 0.6792 | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 0.6825 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.6822 | -0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.6777 | -0.7% |
| 1930 | 0.6685 | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.655 | -2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.6385 | -2.5% |
| 1933 | 0.6203 | -2.9% |
| 1934 | 0.601 | -3.1% |
| 1935 | 0.5817 | -3.2% |
| 1936 | 0.563 | -3.2% |
| 1937 | 0.5458 | -3.1% |
| 1938 | 0.5307 | -2.8% |
| 1939 | 0.5185 | -2.3% |
| 1940 | 0.5097 | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 0.5411 | +6.2% |
| 1942 | 0.6357 | +17.5% |
| 1943 | 0.7743 | +21.8% |
| 1944 | 0.9386 | +21.2% |
| 1945 | 1.11 | +18.5% |
| 1946 | 1.28 | +15.0% |
| 1947 | 1.43 | +11.5% |
| 1948 | 1.54 | +7.9% |
| 1949 | 1.6 | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 1951 | 1.56 | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 1.49 | -4.6% |
| 1953 | 1.4 | -5.9% |
| 1954 | 1.31 | -6.8% |
| 1955 | 1.21 | -7.5% |
| 1956 | 1.12 | -7.7% |
| 1957 | 1.03 | -7.5% |
| 1958 | 0.9621 | -6.7% |
| 1959 | 0.9119 | -5.2% |
| 1960 | 0.8849 | -3.0% |
| 1961 | 1 | +13.0% |
| 1962 | 0.9927 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.9526 | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9553 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8945 | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8539 | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.8631 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8534 | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8696 | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.874 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8614 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8455 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.8758 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8584 | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8526 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8248 | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8036 | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8139 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8171 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8103 | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7659 | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7374 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7514 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6541 | -13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6621 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.6508 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.623 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5975 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.599 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6016 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5734 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5731 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4812 | -16.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4751 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4841 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4735 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4526 | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.453 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.431 | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4243 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3924 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4216 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4351 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4307 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4347 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4086 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4433 | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4288 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4148 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4411 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4451 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4462 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4476 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4408 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4208 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4042 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4155 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.4077 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4378 | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4145 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4222 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.413 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4117 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4046 | -1.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.4046 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.4046 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4096 | 0.3976 | 0.4143 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.3992 | 0.3875 | 0.4108 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4358 | 0.3851 | 0.4977 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4977 | 0.4908 | 0.5022 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5105 | 0.5079 | 0.5141 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5084 | 0.5041 | 0.5141 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.5532 | 0.5046 | 0.6159 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6619 | 0.6256 | 0.6825 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5923 | 0.5185 | 0.6685 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.04 | 0.5097 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.26 | 0.9119 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.912 | 0.8534 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8427 | 0.8036 | 0.8758 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6852 | 0.5975 | 0.8103 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4999 | 0.431 | 0.6016 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4234 | 0.3924 | 0.4433 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4307 | 0.4042 | 0.4476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4132 | 0.4046 | 0.4222 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 60 Uzbekistan 0.4329 compare
- 61 Burkina Faso 0.4213 compare
- 62 United Kingdom 0.4059 compare
- 64 Greece 0.3939 compare
- 65 Spain 0.3934 compare
- 66 Venezuela 0.3912 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in Eswatini?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in Eswatini was 0.4046 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3851 in 1870.
- How does Eswatini rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Eswatini ranks 63rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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