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Per capita nitrous oxide in India

India: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2137 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2137
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
141st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2137
in 2024
All-time low
0.0877
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in India, 1850–2024

00.050.10.150.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 0.2137 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in India peaked at 0.2137 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0877, in 1850.

That places India 141st 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 India, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0877 —
1851 0.0891 +1.7%
1852 0.0906 +1.6%
1853 0.0919 +1.5%
1854 0.0931 +1.3%
1855 0.0942 +1.2%
1856 0.0952 +1.0%
1857 0.096 +0.8%
1858 0.0965 +0.6%
1859 0.0968 +0.3%
1860 0.0969 +0.1%
1861 0.0968 -0.1%
1862 0.0967 -0.1%
1863 0.0965 -0.2%
1864 0.0963 -0.2%
1865 0.0961 -0.2%
1866 0.0959 -0.2%
1867 0.0958 -0.2%
1868 0.0956 -0.2%
1869 0.0955 -0.1%
1870 0.0955 -0.0%
1871 0.0968 +1.4%
1872 0.1005 +3.7%
1873 0.1058 +5.3%
1874 0.1124 +6.2%
1875 0.1196 +6.4%
1876 0.1269 +6.2%
1877 0.1339 +5.5%
1878 0.14 +4.6%
1879 0.1445 +3.2%
1880 0.1469 +1.7%
1881 0.1478 +0.6%
1882 0.1483 +0.3%
1883 0.1483 +0.0%
1884 0.1481 -0.1%
1885 0.1479 -0.2%
1886 0.1476 -0.2%
1887 0.1473 -0.2%
1888 0.147 -0.2%
1889 0.147 +0.0%
1890 0.1518 +3.3%
1891 0.1516 -0.1%
1892 0.1517 +0.0%
1893 0.1519 +0.2%
1894 0.1522 +0.2%
1895 0.1525 +0.2%
1896 0.1528 +0.2%
1897 0.1531 +0.2%
1898 0.1534 +0.2%
1899 0.1537 +0.1%
1900 0.1538 +0.1%
1901 0.1538 +0.0%
1902 0.1537 -0.0%
1903 0.1536 -0.1%
1904 0.1535 -0.1%
1905 0.1533 -0.1%
1906 0.1532 -0.1%
1907 0.1531 -0.1%
1908 0.1529 -0.1%
1909 0.1528 -0.1%
1910 0.1527 -0.0%
1911 0.1527 +0.0%
1912 0.1529 +0.1%
1913 0.1531 +0.2%
1914 0.1534 +0.2%
1915 0.1536 +0.1%
1916 0.1538 +0.1%
1917 0.154 +0.1%
1918 0.1542 +0.1%
1919 0.1541 -0.0%
1920 0.1538 -0.2%
1921 0.1534 -0.3%
1922 0.1527 -0.4%
1923 0.1519 -0.6%
1924 0.151 -0.5%
1925 0.1502 -0.5%
1926 0.1494 -0.5%
1927 0.1486 -0.6%
1928 0.1477 -0.6%
1929 0.1466 -0.7%
1930 0.1453 -0.9%
1931 0.1438 -1.0%
1932 0.1422 -1.1%
1933 0.1406 -1.2%
1934 0.139 -1.2%
1935 0.1373 -1.2%
1936 0.1358 -1.1%
1937 0.1342 -1.1%
1938 0.1327 -1.1%
1939 0.1318 -0.7%
1940 0.1315 -0.3%
1941 0.1321 +0.5%
1942 0.1339 +1.4%
1943 0.1368 +2.2%
1944 0.1402 +2.4%
1945 0.1438 +2.6%
1946 0.1475 +2.6%
1947 0.1513 +2.5%
1948 0.1548 +2.4%
1949 0.1572 +1.5%
1950 0.1632 +3.8%
1951 0.161 -1.3%
1952 0.1589 -1.3%
1953 0.1569 -1.3%
1954 0.1549 -1.3%
1955 0.1529 -1.3%
1956 0.1509 -1.3%
1957 0.149 -1.2%
1958 0.1471 -1.3%
1959 0.1451 -1.4%
1960 0.143 -1.4%
1961 0.1484 +3.8%
1962 0.1459 -1.7%
1963 0.1438 -1.4%
1964 0.1442 +0.3%
1965 0.1407 -2.4%
1966 0.1433 +1.8%
1967 0.1456 +1.6%
1968 0.1472 +1.1%
1969 0.1478 +0.4%
1970 0.1467 -0.7%
1971 0.1475 +0.5%
1972 0.1477 +0.2%
1973 0.1478 +0.0%
1974 0.1442 -2.4%
1975 0.1545 +7.1%
1976 0.15 -2.9%
1977 0.153 +2.0%
1978 0.1562 +2.1%
1979 0.1556 -0.4%
1980 0.1551 -0.3%
1981 0.1591 +2.6%
1982 0.1567 -1.5%
1983 0.163 +4.1%
1984 0.1666 +2.2%
1985 0.1662 -0.2%
1986 0.1706 +2.7%
1987 0.1622 -4.9%
1988 0.1719 +6.0%
1989 0.1713 -0.4%
1990 0.171 -0.2%
1991 0.1726 +0.9%
1992 0.1738 +0.7%
1993 0.1744 +0.3%
1994 0.1771 +1.5%
1995 0.1773 +0.1%
1996 0.1787 +0.8%
1997 0.1799 +0.7%
1998 0.1802 +0.2%
1999 0.1802 -0.0%
2000 0.1737 -3.6%
2001 0.1731 -0.4%
2002 0.1643 -5.1%
2003 0.167 +1.7%
2004 0.17 +1.8%
2005 0.1747 +2.8%
2006 0.1805 +3.3%
2007 0.1869 +3.5%
2008 0.1882 +0.7%
2009 0.1909 +1.4%
2010 0.1947 +2.0%
2011 0.1997 +2.5%
2012 0.1989 -0.4%
2013 0.1973 -0.8%
2014 0.198 +0.4%
2015 0.1983 +0.2%
2016 0.1951 -1.6%
2017 0.1965 +0.7%
2018 0.2002 +1.9%
2019 0.2035 +1.6%
2020 0.2063 +1.4%
2021 0.2053 -0.5%
2022 0.2093 +1.9%
2023 0.2127 +1.6%
2024 0.2137 +0.4%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.2137 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.2137 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.199, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0931 0.0877 0.0968 10
1860s 0.0962 0.0955 0.0969 10
1870s 0.1176 0.0955 0.1445 10
1880s 0.1476 0.1469 0.1483 10
1890s 0.1525 0.1516 0.1537 10
1900s 0.1534 0.1528 0.1538 10
1910s 0.1534 0.1527 0.1542 10
1920s 0.1505 0.1466 0.1538 10
1930s 0.1383 0.1318 0.1453 10
1940s 0.1429 0.1315 0.1572 10
1950s 0.154 0.1451 0.1632 10
1960s 0.145 0.1407 0.1484 10
1970s 0.1503 0.1442 0.1562 10
1980s 0.1643 0.1551 0.1719 10
1990s 0.1765 0.171 0.1802 10
2000s 0.1769 0.1643 0.1909 10
2010s 0.1982 0.1947 0.2035 10
2020s 0.2095 0.2053 0.2137 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 138 Benin 0.2222 compare
  2. 139 Myanmar 0.221 compare
  3. 140 Madagascar 0.22 compare
  4. 142 Lesotho 0.2103 compare
  5. 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2069 compare
  6. 144 Saint Helena 0.2042 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in India?
Per capita nitrous oxide in India was 0.2137 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.2137 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 in 1850.
How does India rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
India ranks 141st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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
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Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
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