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Per capita nitrous oxide in Macao

Macao: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.0846 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0846
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
189th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.102
in 1999
All-time low
0.0026
in 1940
Years of data
82
1860–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Macao, 1860–2024

00.020.040.060.080.1186019422024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Macao is 0.0846, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Macao peaked at 0.102 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0026, in 1940.

That places Macao 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Macao, year by year

Year Value Change
1860 0.0047 —
1900 0.0094 +102.8%
1910 0.009 -4.9%
1920 0.0091 +2.0%
1927 0.0053 -42.4%
1937 0.0055 +5.3%
1940 0.0026 -52.4%
1950 0.007 +166.6%
1951 0.0071 +1.7%
1952 0.0075 +4.5%
1953 0.0079 +5.9%
1954 0.0084 +6.8%
1955 0.0091 +7.3%
1956 0.0097 +7.6%
1957 0.0105 +7.6%
1958 0.0113 +7.4%
1959 0.0121 +7.2%
1960 0.0129 +6.4%
1961 0.0125 -2.6%
1962 0.013 +3.4%
1963 0.014 +7.7%
1964 0.0113 -18.8%
1965 0.0097 -14.5%
1966 0.0099 +1.8%
1967 0.0098 -0.2%
1968 0.01 +1.2%
1969 0.0102 +2.7%
1970 0.0187 +83.2%
1971 0.018 -3.9%
1972 0.019 +5.3%
1973 0.0229 +20.7%
1974 0.0282 +23.0%
1975 0.0294 +4.2%
1976 0.0277 -5.5%
1977 0.0309 +11.3%
1978 0.0289 -6.4%
1979 0.0311 +7.6%
1980 0.0326 +4.7%
1981 0.0325 -0.2%
1982 0.0333 +2.4%
1983 0.0415 +24.6%
1984 0.0408 -1.8%
1985 0.0383 -6.1%
1986 0.051 +33.3%
1987 0.057 +11.7%
1988 0.0536 -5.9%
1989 0.0502 -6.3%
1990 0.0687 +36.9%
1991 0.0801 +16.6%
1992 0.0877 +9.5%
1993 0.0928 +5.8%
1994 0.0976 +5.2%
1995 0.0806 -17.4%
1996 0.0853 +5.8%
1997 0.0916 +7.4%
1998 0.0971 +6.0%
1999 0.102 +5.1%
2000 0.0713 -30.1%
2001 0.0859 +20.3%
2002 0.0904 +5.3%
2003 0.0891 -1.4%
2004 0.0953 +6.9%
2005 0.0926 -2.9%
2006 0.0937 +1.2%
2007 0.0944 +0.8%
2008 0.0838 -11.2%
2009 0.0861 +2.7%
2010 0.0741 -13.9%
2011 0.0737 -0.6%
2012 0.0758 +2.9%
2013 0.0682 -10.0%
2014 0.0709 +3.9%
2015 0.0885 +24.9%
2016 0.0892 +0.8%
2017 0.0883 -1.1%
2018 0.0793 -10.2%
2019 0.0807 +1.7%
2020 0.0785 -2.7%
2021 0.0807 +2.9%
2022 0.0826 +2.4%
2023 0.0834 +1.0%
2024 0.0846 +1.4%

Macao compared with similar countries

  • Macao's 0.0846 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 22% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Macao's 0.0846 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Macao 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
1950 +166.6% 0.0026 0.007
1900 +102.8% 0.0047 0.0094
1970 +83.2% 0.0102 0.0187
1940 -52.4% 0.0055 0.0026
1927 -42.4% 0.0091 0.0053

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1860s 0.0047 0.0047 0.0047 1
1900s 0.0094 0.0094 0.0094 1
1910s 0.009 0.009 0.009 1
1920s 0.0072 0.0053 0.0091 2
1930s 0.0055 0.0055 0.0055 1
1940s 0.0026 0.0026 0.0026 1
1950s 0.0091 0.007 0.0121 10
1960s 0.0113 0.0097 0.014 10
1970s 0.0255 0.018 0.0311 10
1980s 0.0431 0.0325 0.057 10
1990s 0.0884 0.0687 0.102 10
2000s 0.0883 0.0713 0.0953 10
2010s 0.0789 0.0682 0.0892 10
2020s 0.082 0.0785 0.0846 5

Countries ranked near Macao

  1. 186 Sri Lanka 0.0884 compare
  2. 187 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0876 compare
  3. 188 Grenada 0.0853 compare
  4. 190 Malta 0.0814 compare
  5. 191 Aruba 0.0787 compare
  6. 192 Comoros 0.0786 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Macao?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Macao was 0.0846 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Macao?
The highest recorded value was 0.102 in 1999.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Macao?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 in 1940.
How does Macao rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Macao ranks 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Macao?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Macao 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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