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Per capita nitrous oxide in Malaysia

Malaysia: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2493 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2493
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
119th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3395
in 2008
All-time low
0.1151
in 1905
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Malaysia, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.250.30.35185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Malaysia stood at 0.2493.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Malaysia peaked at 0.3395 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1151, in 1905.

That places Malaysia 119th 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 Malaysia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2234 —
1851 0.2225 -0.4%
1852 0.2215 -0.5%
1853 0.2204 -0.5%
1854 0.219 -0.6%
1855 0.2176 -0.7%
1856 0.2158 -0.8%
1857 0.2139 -0.9%
1858 0.2117 -1.0%
1859 0.2093 -1.2%
1860 0.2065 -1.3%
1861 0.2036 -1.4%
1862 0.2007 -1.4%
1863 0.1978 -1.4%
1864 0.1949 -1.5%
1865 0.1921 -1.5%
1866 0.1893 -1.5%
1867 0.1865 -1.5%
1868 0.1838 -1.5%
1869 0.1806 -1.7%
1870 0.1771 -2.0%
1871 0.1744 -1.5%
1872 0.1733 -0.6%
1873 0.1733 -0.0%
1874 0.1742 +0.5%
1875 0.1754 +0.7%
1876 0.1765 +0.6%
1877 0.177 +0.3%
1878 0.1767 -0.2%
1879 0.1752 -0.9%
1880 0.1721 -1.7%
1881 0.1683 -2.3%
1882 0.1642 -2.4%
1883 0.1602 -2.5%
1884 0.1561 -2.5%
1885 0.1521 -2.6%
1886 0.1481 -2.6%
1887 0.1442 -2.6%
1888 0.1404 -2.6%
1889 0.1368 -2.6%
1890 0.14 +2.3%
1891 0.1367 -2.4%
1892 0.1337 -2.2%
1893 0.131 -2.0%
1894 0.1286 -1.9%
1895 0.1263 -1.8%
1896 0.1242 -1.7%
1897 0.1222 -1.6%
1898 0.1203 -1.5%
1899 0.1187 -1.3%
1900 0.1173 -1.1%
1901 0.1163 -0.9%
1902 0.1156 -0.6%
1903 0.1153 -0.3%
1904 0.1151 -0.1%
1905 0.1151 -0.0%
1906 0.1152 +0.1%
1907 0.1154 +0.2%
1908 0.1157 +0.3%
1909 0.1163 +0.5%
1910 0.117 +0.7%
1911 0.1184 +1.2%
1912 0.1208 +2.0%
1913 0.1238 +2.5%
1914 0.1272 +2.7%
1915 0.1307 +2.8%
1916 0.1342 +2.7%
1917 0.1375 +2.5%
1918 0.1403 +2.0%
1919 0.1425 +1.6%
1920 0.144 +1.1%
1921 0.1451 +0.7%
1922 0.146 +0.7%
1923 0.1468 +0.5%
1924 0.1475 +0.4%
1925 0.1479 +0.3%
1926 0.1481 +0.2%
1927 0.1481 -0.0%
1928 0.1478 -0.2%
1929 0.1473 -0.4%
1930 0.1465 -0.6%
1931 0.1455 -0.6%
1932 0.1447 -0.6%
1933 0.1439 -0.6%
1934 0.143 -0.6%
1935 0.142 -0.7%
1936 0.1408 -0.8%
1937 0.1393 -1.0%
1938 0.1377 -1.2%
1939 0.1358 -1.3%
1940 0.1337 -1.5%
1941 0.1358 +1.6%
1942 0.1451 +6.8%
1943 0.1594 +9.8%
1944 0.1766 +10.8%
1945 0.195 +10.4%
1946 0.2127 +9.1%
1947 0.2282 +7.3%
1948 0.2399 +5.1%
1949 0.2459 +2.5%
1950 0.2399 -2.4%
1951 0.2348 -2.1%
1952 0.2305 -1.8%
1953 0.2268 -1.6%
1954 0.2235 -1.5%
1955 0.2204 -1.4%
1956 0.2174 -1.4%
1957 0.2143 -1.4%
1958 0.2116 -1.3%
1959 0.209 -1.2%
1960 0.2062 -1.4%
1961 0.2181 +5.8%
1962 0.2169 -0.5%
1963 0.2131 -1.8%
1964 0.2149 +0.9%
1965 0.218 +1.4%
1966 0.2177 -0.1%
1967 0.215 -1.2%
1968 0.2129 -1.0%
1969 0.2182 +2.5%
1970 0.2404 +10.1%
1971 0.2369 -1.4%
1972 0.2256 -4.8%
1973 0.2397 +6.2%
1974 0.2167 -9.6%
1975 0.2216 +2.3%
1976 0.2258 +1.9%
1977 0.2271 +0.6%
1978 0.2281 +0.5%
1979 0.2424 +6.3%
1980 0.2408 -0.6%
1981 0.2311 -4.0%
1982 0.2327 +0.7%
1983 0.2454 +5.4%
1984 0.2562 +4.4%
1985 0.2445 -4.5%
1986 0.2354 -3.7%
1987 0.2359 +0.2%
1988 0.2406 +2.0%
1989 0.2495 +3.7%
1990 0.249 -0.2%
1991 0.2368 -4.9%
1992 0.2466 +4.2%
1993 0.2508 +1.7%
1994 0.2427 -3.2%
1995 0.2407 -0.8%
1996 0.233 -3.2%
1997 0.2643 +13.4%
1998 0.2775 +5.0%
1999 0.2716 -2.1%
2000 0.2667 -1.8%
2001 0.2539 -4.8%
2002 0.2773 +9.2%
2003 0.3024 +9.1%
2004 0.3239 +7.1%
2005 0.3287 +1.5%
2006 0.3187 -3.0%
2007 0.3243 +1.7%
2008 0.3395 +4.7%
2009 0.2915 -14.1%
2010 0.3369 +15.6%
2011 0.3366 -0.1%
2012 0.3367 +0.0%
2013 0.3088 -8.3%
2014 0.3206 +3.8%
2015 0.3029 -5.5%
2016 0.2933 -3.2%
2017 0.281 -4.2%
2018 0.2589 -7.9%
2019 0.2384 -7.9%
2020 0.2413 +1.2%
2021 0.2584 +7.1%
2022 0.2443 -5.5%
2023 0.2442 -0.0%
2024 0.2493 +2.1%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 0.2493 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 0.2493 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2175 0.2093 0.2234 10
1860s 0.1936 0.1806 0.2065 10
1870s 0.1753 0.1733 0.1771 10
1880s 0.1543 0.1368 0.1721 10
1890s 0.1282 0.1187 0.14 10
1900s 0.1157 0.1151 0.1173 10
1910s 0.1293 0.117 0.1425 10
1920s 0.1469 0.144 0.1481 10
1930s 0.1419 0.1358 0.1465 10
1940s 0.1872 0.1337 0.2459 10
1950s 0.2228 0.209 0.2399 10
1960s 0.2151 0.2062 0.2182 10
1970s 0.2304 0.2167 0.2424 10
1980s 0.2412 0.2311 0.2562 10
1990s 0.2513 0.233 0.2775 10
2000s 0.3027 0.2539 0.3395 10
2010s 0.3014 0.2384 0.3369 10
2020s 0.2475 0.2413 0.2584 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 116 Albania 0.2544 compare
  2. 117 North Macedonia 0.251 compare
  3. 118 Indonesia 0.2504 compare
  4. 120 Montenegro 0.2493 compare
  5. 121 Honduras 0.2492 compare
  6. 122 Uganda 0.2491 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Malaysia?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Malaysia was 0.2493 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3395 in 2008.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1151 in 1905.
How does Malaysia rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Malaysia ranks 119th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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