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Per capita nitrous oxide in Lesotho

Lesotho: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2103 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2103
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
142nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1950
All-time low
0.1758
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Lesotho, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Lesotho is 0.2103, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Lesotho peaked at 1.02 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1758, in 1850.

That places Lesotho 142nd 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 Lesotho, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1758 —
1851 0.1796 +2.2%
1852 0.1825 +1.6%
1853 0.1843 +1.0%
1854 0.1859 +0.9%
1855 0.1873 +0.7%
1856 0.1884 +0.6%
1857 0.1892 +0.4%
1858 0.1896 +0.2%
1859 0.1896 +0.0%
1860 0.1892 -0.2%
1861 0.1885 -0.4%
1862 0.1877 -0.4%
1863 0.1869 -0.4%
1864 0.186 -0.5%
1865 0.1852 -0.5%
1866 0.1843 -0.5%
1867 0.1835 -0.4%
1868 0.1827 -0.4%
1869 0.182 -0.4%
1870 0.1813 -0.4%
1871 0.1829 +0.8%
1872 0.188 +2.8%
1873 0.1958 +4.2%
1874 0.2055 +4.9%
1875 0.2161 +5.2%
1876 0.2268 +5.0%
1877 0.2369 +4.4%
1878 0.2454 +3.6%
1879 0.2516 +2.5%
1880 0.2548 +1.3%
1881 0.256 +0.5%
1882 0.2567 +0.3%
1883 0.2571 +0.2%
1884 0.2572 +0.0%
1885 0.2572 -0.0%
1886 0.2571 -0.1%
1887 0.2569 -0.1%
1888 0.2569 -0.0%
1889 0.257 +0.0%
1890 0.269 +4.7%
1891 0.2705 +0.5%
1892 0.272 +0.6%
1893 0.2738 +0.6%
1894 0.2756 +0.7%
1895 0.2776 +0.7%
1896 0.2796 +0.7%
1897 0.2818 +0.8%
1898 0.2841 +0.8%
1899 0.2861 +0.7%
1900 0.2877 +0.6%
1901 0.2891 +0.5%
1902 0.2903 +0.4%
1903 0.2911 +0.3%
1904 0.2922 +0.3%
1905 0.2933 +0.4%
1906 0.2945 +0.4%
1907 0.2959 +0.5%
1908 0.2973 +0.5%
1909 0.299 +0.6%
1910 0.3008 +0.6%
1911 0.3043 +1.1%
1912 0.3104 +2.0%
1913 0.3186 +2.7%
1914 0.3284 +3.1%
1915 0.3391 +3.3%
1916 0.3503 +3.3%
1917 0.3615 +3.2%
1918 0.3709 +2.6%
1919 0.3788 +2.1%
1920 0.385 +1.6%
1921 0.3907 +1.5%
1922 0.397 +1.6%
1923 0.4034 +1.6%
1924 0.4094 +1.5%
1925 0.4147 +1.3%
1926 0.4187 +1.0%
1927 0.4209 +0.5%
1928 0.421 +0.0%
1929 0.4185 -0.6%
1930 0.4131 -1.3%
1931 0.4052 -1.9%
1932 0.3958 -2.3%
1933 0.3854 -2.6%
1934 0.3746 -2.8%
1935 0.3637 -2.9%
1936 0.3534 -2.9%
1937 0.3439 -2.7%
1938 0.3357 -2.4%
1939 0.3292 -1.9%
1940 0.3247 -1.4%
1941 0.3449 +6.2%
1942 0.4039 +17.1%
1943 0.4898 +21.3%
1944 0.5916 +20.8%
1945 0.6991 +18.2%
1946 0.8027 +14.8%
1947 0.8937 +11.3%
1948 0.9639 +7.9%
1949 1.01 +4.4%
1950 1.02 +0.8%
1951 0.9935 -2.1%
1952 0.9553 -3.8%
1953 0.9058 -5.2%
1954 0.8494 -6.2%
1955 0.7906 -6.9%
1956 0.7333 -7.2%
1957 0.6799 -7.3%
1958 0.6339 -6.8%
1959 0.5995 -5.4%
1960 0.5792 -3.4%
1961 0.6307 +8.9%
1962 0.6564 +4.1%
1963 0.6129 -6.6%
1964 0.5701 -7.0%
1965 0.6292 +10.4%
1966 0.5397 -14.2%
1967 0.5918 +9.7%
1968 0.5597 -5.4%
1969 0.5842 +4.4%
1970 0.6299 +7.8%
1971 0.5849 -7.1%
1972 0.5493 -6.1%
1973 0.5279 -3.9%
1974 0.5305 +0.5%
1975 0.5155 -2.8%
1976 0.4893 -5.1%
1977 0.4379 -10.5%
1978 0.4273 -2.4%
1979 0.4286 +0.3%
1980 0.4434 +3.4%
1981 0.4331 -2.3%
1982 0.4344 +0.3%
1983 0.4127 -5.0%
1984 0.3964 -4.0%
1985 0.4034 +1.8%
1986 0.3964 -1.7%
1987 0.4387 +10.7%
1988 0.4265 -2.8%
1989 0.3989 -6.5%
1990 0.3607 -9.6%
1991 0.35 -3.0%
1992 0.3699 +5.7%
1993 0.3607 -2.5%
1994 0.352 -2.4%
1995 0.3345 -5.0%
1996 0.3354 +0.3%
1997 0.3442 +2.6%
1998 0.3078 -10.6%
1999 0.3994 +29.7%
2000 0.3909 -2.1%
2001 0.3905 -0.1%
2002 0.3539 -9.4%
2003 0.3654 +3.3%
2004 0.3522 -3.6%
2005 0.3882 +10.2%
2006 0.3833 -1.3%
2007 0.3952 +3.1%
2008 0.365 -7.6%
2009 0.3686 +1.0%
2010 0.3598 -2.4%
2011 0.3614 +0.4%
2012 0.3531 -2.3%
2013 0.3268 -7.4%
2014 0.3161 -3.3%
2015 0.3078 -2.6%
2016 0.2969 -3.5%
2017 0.317 +6.7%
2018 0.2889 -8.8%
2019 0.2607 -9.8%
2020 0.2095 -19.6%
2021 0.2293 +9.4%
2022 0.2318 +1.1%
2023 0.2164 -6.6%
2024 0.2103 -2.8%

Lesotho compared with similar countries

  • Lesotho's 0.2103 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Lesotho's 0.2103 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Lesotho 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
1999 +29.7% 0.3078 0.3994

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1852 0.1758 0.1896 10
1860s 0.1856 0.182 0.1892 10
1870s 0.213 0.1813 0.2516 10
1880s 0.2567 0.2548 0.2572 10
1890s 0.277 0.269 0.2861 10
1900s 0.293 0.2877 0.299 10
1910s 0.3363 0.3008 0.3788 10
1920s 0.4079 0.385 0.421 10
1930s 0.37 0.3292 0.4131 10
1940s 0.6521 0.3247 1.01 10
1950s 0.8156 0.5995 1.02 10
1960s 0.5954 0.5397 0.6564 10
1970s 0.5121 0.4273 0.6299 10
1980s 0.4184 0.3964 0.4434 10
1990s 0.3515 0.3078 0.3994 10
2000s 0.3753 0.3522 0.3952 10
2010s 0.3189 0.2607 0.3614 10
2020s 0.2195 0.2095 0.2318 5

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 139 Myanmar 0.221 compare
  2. 140 Madagascar 0.22 compare
  3. 141 India 0.2137 compare
  4. 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2069 compare
  5. 144 Saint Helena 0.2042 compare
  6. 145 Ghana 0.1966 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Lesotho?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Lesotho was 0.2103 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1758 in 1850.
How does Lesotho rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Lesotho ranks 142nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho 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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