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Per capita nitrous oxide in Jamaica

Jamaica: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1258 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1258
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
174th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.217
in 1967
All-time low
0.0812
in 1889
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Jamaica, 1850–2024

00.050.10.150.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Jamaica is 0.1258, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Jamaica peaked at 0.217 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0812, in 1889.

That places Jamaica 174th 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 Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0862 —
1851 0.0865 +0.3%
1852 0.0867 +0.2%
1853 0.0868 +0.1%
1854 0.0869 +0.1%
1855 0.087 +0.0%
1856 0.087 +0.0%
1857 0.0869 -0.0%
1858 0.0868 -0.1%
1859 0.0867 -0.2%
1860 0.0864 -0.3%
1861 0.086 -0.4%
1862 0.0856 -0.5%
1863 0.0852 -0.5%
1864 0.0847 -0.5%
1865 0.0843 -0.5%
1866 0.0838 -0.5%
1867 0.0834 -0.5%
1868 0.0829 -0.5%
1869 0.0824 -0.6%
1870 0.0819 -0.7%
1871 0.0815 -0.4%
1872 0.0815 -0.1%
1873 0.0817 +0.2%
1874 0.082 +0.4%
1875 0.0824 +0.5%
1876 0.0828 +0.5%
1877 0.0831 +0.4%
1878 0.0833 +0.2%
1879 0.0833 +0.0%
1880 0.0832 -0.2%
1881 0.0829 -0.3%
1882 0.0827 -0.3%
1883 0.0825 -0.2%
1884 0.0823 -0.2%
1885 0.0821 -0.3%
1886 0.0819 -0.3%
1887 0.0817 -0.3%
1888 0.0814 -0.3%
1889 0.0812 -0.3%
1890 0.0864 +6.4%
1891 0.0863 -0.1%
1892 0.0864 +0.1%
1893 0.0867 +0.3%
1894 0.0871 +0.5%
1895 0.0877 +0.7%
1896 0.0884 +0.8%
1897 0.0892 +0.9%
1898 0.0901 +1.0%
1899 0.091 +1.0%
1900 0.092 +1.0%
1901 0.0934 +1.6%
1902 0.0957 +2.4%
1903 0.0986 +3.0%
1904 0.1017 +3.2%
1905 0.105 +3.2%
1906 0.1081 +3.0%
1907 0.1109 +2.6%
1908 0.1132 +2.0%
1909 0.1148 +1.4%
1910 0.1156 +0.7%
1911 0.1161 +0.4%
1912 0.1166 +0.4%
1913 0.1171 +0.5%
1914 0.1176 +0.4%
1915 0.1181 +0.4%
1916 0.1185 +0.3%
1917 0.1188 +0.3%
1918 0.119 +0.2%
1919 0.119 -0.1%
1920 0.1186 -0.3%
1921 0.1177 -0.7%
1922 0.1164 -1.1%
1923 0.1147 -1.5%
1924 0.1129 -1.6%
1925 0.1111 -1.6%
1926 0.1093 -1.6%
1927 0.1076 -1.6%
1928 0.1061 -1.5%
1929 0.1046 -1.4%
1930 0.1034 -1.2%
1931 0.1024 -0.9%
1932 0.1018 -0.6%
1933 0.1014 -0.4%
1934 0.1012 -0.2%
1935 0.1012 -0.0%
1936 0.1013 +0.1%
1937 0.1014 +0.1%
1938 0.1016 +0.1%
1939 0.1018 +0.2%
1940 0.102 +0.2%
1941 0.1038 +1.7%
1942 0.1081 +4.2%
1943 0.1145 +5.9%
1944 0.122 +6.6%
1945 0.1302 +6.7%
1946 0.1383 +6.3%
1947 0.146 +5.5%
1948 0.1525 +4.5%
1949 0.1575 +3.2%
1950 0.1603 +1.8%
1951 0.1609 +0.4%
1952 0.164 +2.0%
1953 0.1691 +3.1%
1954 0.1755 +3.8%
1955 0.1828 +4.1%
1956 0.1902 +4.1%
1957 0.1974 +3.8%
1958 0.2036 +3.2%
1959 0.2086 +2.4%
1960 0.2118 +1.5%
1961 0.2124 +0.3%
1962 0.2098 -1.3%
1963 0.2093 -0.2%
1964 0.2142 +2.4%
1965 0.2044 -4.6%
1966 0.1989 -2.7%
1967 0.217 +9.1%
1968 0.2123 -2.2%
1969 0.2137 +0.6%
1970 0.2112 -1.2%
1971 0.2114 +0.1%
1972 0.2161 +2.2%
1973 0.2024 -6.4%
1974 0.2034 +0.5%
1975 0.1915 -5.8%
1976 0.1872 -2.3%
1977 0.1787 -4.5%
1978 0.1827 +2.3%
1979 0.179 -2.0%
1980 0.1859 +3.9%
1981 0.1862 +0.2%
1982 0.1666 -10.5%
1983 0.1828 +9.8%
1984 0.1879 +2.8%
1985 0.1722 -8.3%
1986 0.1772 +2.9%
1987 0.1923 +8.5%
1988 0.1968 +2.3%
1989 0.2041 +3.7%
1990 0.1954 -4.2%
1991 0.1989 +1.8%
1992 0.195 -1.9%
1993 0.199 +2.1%
1994 0.1966 -1.2%
1995 0.2014 +2.4%
1996 0.2014 -0.0%
1997 0.2024 +0.5%
1998 0.2059 +1.7%
1999 0.2126 +3.3%
2000 0.2025 -4.7%
2001 0.199 -1.8%
2002 0.1999 +0.5%
2003 0.2081 +4.1%
2004 0.2036 -2.2%
2005 0.1947 -4.4%
2006 0.1748 -10.2%
2007 0.1694 -3.1%
2008 0.1532 -9.6%
2009 0.1465 -4.4%
2010 0.1405 -4.1%
2011 0.1396 -0.7%
2012 0.1429 +2.4%
2013 0.1368 -4.3%
2014 0.1361 -0.5%
2015 0.1287 -5.5%
2016 0.1302 +1.2%
2017 0.1319 +1.3%
2018 0.1416 +7.4%
2019 0.1392 -1.7%
2020 0.126 -9.4%
2021 0.129 +2.4%
2022 0.1282 -0.6%
2023 0.1297 +1.1%
2024 0.1258 -3.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 0.1258 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 48% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 0.1258 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 46% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0868 0.0862 0.087 10
1860s 0.0845 0.0824 0.0864 10
1870s 0.0824 0.0815 0.0833 10
1880s 0.0822 0.0812 0.0832 10
1890s 0.0879 0.0863 0.091 10
1900s 0.1033 0.092 0.1148 10
1910s 0.1176 0.1156 0.119 10
1920s 0.1119 0.1046 0.1186 10
1930s 0.1017 0.1012 0.1034 10
1940s 0.1275 0.102 0.1575 10
1950s 0.1812 0.1603 0.2086 10
1960s 0.2104 0.1989 0.217 10
1970s 0.1964 0.1787 0.2161 10
1980s 0.1852 0.1666 0.2041 10
1990s 0.2009 0.195 0.2126 10
2000s 0.1852 0.1465 0.2081 10
2010s 0.1368 0.1287 0.1429 10
2020s 0.1277 0.1258 0.1297 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 171 Bahrain 0.1329 compare
  2. 172 Jordan 0.1276 compare
  3. 173 Yemen 0.1259 compare
  4. 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1257 compare
  5. 176 Burundi 0.1195 compare
  6. 177 Bahamas 0.1189 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Jamaica?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Jamaica was 0.1258 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.217 in 1967.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0812 in 1889.
How does Jamaica rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Jamaica ranks 174th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica 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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