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Per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq

Iraq: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1532 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1532
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
162nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3534
in 1969
All-time low
0.131
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq, 1850–2024

00.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq is 0.1532, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq peaked at 0.3534 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.131, in 1870.

That places Iraq 162nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1458 —
1851 0.148 +1.5%
1852 0.1502 +1.5%
1853 0.1522 +1.4%
1854 0.1541 +1.2%
1855 0.1557 +1.1%
1856 0.1571 +0.9%
1857 0.1581 +0.7%
1858 0.1588 +0.4%
1859 0.1586 -0.2%
1860 0.1573 -0.8%
1861 0.1553 -1.3%
1862 0.1527 -1.7%
1863 0.1496 -2.0%
1864 0.1466 -2.0%
1865 0.1436 -2.0%
1866 0.1406 -2.0%
1867 0.1378 -2.0%
1868 0.135 -2.0%
1869 0.1328 -1.7%
1870 0.131 -1.3%
1871 0.1316 +0.4%
1872 0.1356 +3.1%
1873 0.1424 +5.0%
1874 0.1507 +5.8%
1875 0.1598 +6.1%
1876 0.1691 +5.8%
1877 0.1778 +5.1%
1878 0.1852 +4.2%
1879 0.1906 +2.9%
1880 0.1935 +1.5%
1881 0.1946 +0.6%
1882 0.1954 +0.4%
1883 0.1958 +0.2%
1884 0.1961 +0.1%
1885 0.1961 +0.0%
1886 0.1962 +0.0%
1887 0.1962 +0.0%
1888 0.1962 +0.0%
1889 0.1956 -0.3%
1890 0.201 +2.8%
1891 0.1976 -1.7%
1892 0.1935 -2.1%
1893 0.1888 -2.4%
1894 0.1843 -2.4%
1895 0.18 -2.3%
1896 0.1759 -2.3%
1897 0.1719 -2.3%
1898 0.168 -2.2%
1899 0.1647 -2.0%
1900 0.1618 -1.7%
1901 0.1595 -1.4%
1902 0.1577 -1.1%
1903 0.1564 -0.8%
1904 0.1553 -0.7%
1905 0.1542 -0.7%
1906 0.1532 -0.7%
1907 0.1522 -0.6%
1908 0.1512 -0.6%
1909 0.1501 -0.8%
1910 0.1487 -0.9%
1911 0.1472 -1.0%
1912 0.1455 -1.2%
1913 0.1436 -1.3%
1914 0.1417 -1.3%
1915 0.14 -1.3%
1916 0.1383 -1.2%
1917 0.1367 -1.1%
1918 0.1356 -0.9%
1919 0.1348 -0.6%
1920 0.1344 -0.3%
1921 0.1355 +0.9%
1922 0.1391 +2.6%
1923 0.1444 +3.8%
1924 0.1509 +4.5%
1925 0.1581 +4.8%
1926 0.1656 +4.7%
1927 0.173 +4.4%
1928 0.1797 +3.9%
1929 0.186 +3.5%
1930 0.1913 +2.9%
1931 0.1963 +2.6%
1932 0.2017 +2.7%
1933 0.2074 +2.9%
1934 0.2133 +2.8%
1935 0.2191 +2.8%
1936 0.2251 +2.7%
1937 0.2311 +2.7%
1938 0.2372 +2.6%
1939 0.2419 +2.0%
1940 0.2452 +1.3%
1941 0.25 +2.0%
1942 0.2582 +3.3%
1943 0.2683 +3.9%
1944 0.28 +4.4%
1945 0.2921 +4.3%
1946 0.3035 +3.9%
1947 0.3129 +3.1%
1948 0.3197 +2.2%
1949 0.3233 +1.1%
1950 0.3234 +0.0%
1951 0.325 +0.5%
1952 0.327 +0.6%
1953 0.3291 +0.7%
1954 0.3315 +0.7%
1955 0.3342 +0.8%
1956 0.3367 +0.8%
1957 0.3391 +0.7%
1958 0.3412 +0.6%
1959 0.3406 -0.2%
1960 0.337 -1.0%
1961 0.3411 +1.2%
1962 0.339 -0.6%
1963 0.3236 -4.5%
1964 0.3198 -1.2%
1965 0.3169 -0.9%
1966 0.3273 +3.3%
1967 0.3353 +2.4%
1968 0.3531 +5.3%
1969 0.3534 +0.1%
1970 0.3438 -2.7%
1971 0.3246 -5.6%
1972 0.326 +0.5%
1973 0.2993 -8.2%
1974 0.297 -0.8%
1975 0.2787 -6.2%
1976 0.2836 +1.8%
1977 0.277 -2.3%
1978 0.2708 -2.2%
1979 0.281 +3.8%
1980 0.279 -0.7%
1981 0.2729 -2.2%
1982 0.2752 +0.9%
1983 0.26 -5.5%
1984 0.2663 +2.4%
1985 0.2729 +2.4%
1986 0.2718 -0.4%
1987 0.2701 -0.6%
1988 0.2771 +2.6%
1989 0.2684 -3.1%
1990 0.2705 +0.8%
1991 0.1957 -27.6%
1992 0.2273 +16.1%
1993 0.2692 +18.4%
1994 0.2559 -4.9%
1995 0.2377 -7.1%
1996 0.2292 -3.6%
1997 0.2375 +3.6%
1998 0.2335 -1.7%
1999 0.2196 -6.0%
2000 0.2109 -4.0%
2001 0.2672 +26.7%
2002 0.266 -0.4%
2003 0.1503 -43.5%
2004 0.1589 +5.7%
2005 0.1723 +8.4%
2006 0.1679 -2.5%
2007 0.1667 -0.7%
2008 0.1751 +5.0%
2009 0.1926 +10.0%
2010 0.1878 -2.5%
2011 0.1909 +1.7%
2012 0.193 +1.1%
2013 0.1884 -2.4%
2014 0.1708 -9.3%
2015 0.1425 -16.6%
2016 0.1503 +5.4%
2017 0.1627 +8.3%
2018 0.1607 -1.2%
2019 0.1792 +11.5%
2020 0.1739 -2.9%
2021 0.1657 -4.7%
2022 0.1609 -2.9%
2023 0.1599 -0.6%
2024 0.1532 -4.2%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 0.1532 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 58% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 0.1532 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287, 67% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq 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
2003 -43.5% 0.266 0.1503
1991 -27.6% 0.2705 0.1957
2001 +26.7% 0.2109 0.2672

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1539 0.1458 0.1588 10
1860s 0.1451 0.1328 0.1573 10
1870s 0.1574 0.131 0.1906 10
1880s 0.1956 0.1935 0.1962 10
1890s 0.1826 0.1647 0.201 10
1900s 0.1551 0.1501 0.1618 10
1910s 0.1412 0.1348 0.1487 10
1920s 0.1567 0.1344 0.186 10
1930s 0.2164 0.1913 0.2419 10
1940s 0.2853 0.2452 0.3233 10
1950s 0.3328 0.3234 0.3412 10
1960s 0.3346 0.3169 0.3534 10
1970s 0.2982 0.2708 0.3438 10
1980s 0.2714 0.26 0.279 10
1990s 0.2376 0.1957 0.2705 10
2000s 0.1928 0.1503 0.2672 10
2010s 0.1726 0.1425 0.193 10
2020s 0.1627 0.1532 0.1739 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 159 Syria 0.1648 compare
  2. 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1612 compare
  3. 161 Philippines 0.1589 compare
  4. 163 Lebanon 0.1531 compare
  5. 164 Mauritius 0.1463 compare
  6. 165 El Salvador 0.1454 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Iraq was 0.1532 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 0.3534 in 1969.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 0.131 in 1870.
How does Iraq rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Iraq ranks 162nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq 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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