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Per capita nitrous oxide in Maldives

Maldives: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1147 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1147
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
178th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1256
in 2014
All-time low
0.0028
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Maldives, 1850–2024

00.0250.050.0750.10.125185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Maldives stood at 0.1147.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Maldives peaked at 0.1256 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0028, in 1850.

That places Maldives 178th 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 Maldives, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0028 —
1851 0.0028 +1.3%
1852 0.0028 +1.2%
1853 0.0029 +1.1%
1854 0.0029 +1.0%
1855 0.0029 +0.9%
1856 0.0029 +0.8%
1857 0.0029 +0.6%
1858 0.003 +0.4%
1859 0.003 +0.2%
1860 0.003 +0.0%
1861 0.003 -0.1%
1862 0.003 -0.1%
1863 0.003 -0.1%
1864 0.003 -0.2%
1865 0.0029 -0.2%
1866 0.0029 -0.2%
1867 0.0029 -0.2%
1868 0.0029 -0.1%
1869 0.0029 -0.1%
1870 0.0029 -0.1%
1871 0.003 +0.9%
1872 0.003 +2.6%
1873 0.0031 +3.8%
1874 0.0033 +4.5%
1875 0.0034 +4.7%
1876 0.0036 +4.6%
1877 0.0038 +4.1%
1878 0.0039 +3.4%
1879 0.004 +2.5%
1880 0.004 +1.3%
1881 0.0041 +0.6%
1882 0.0041 +0.5%
1883 0.0041 +0.3%
1884 0.0041 +0.2%
1885 0.0041 +0.2%
1886 0.0041 +0.1%
1887 0.0041 +0.1%
1888 0.0041 +0.2%
1889 0.0041 +0.2%
1890 0.0041 +0.5%
1891 0.0042 +0.4%
1892 0.0042 +0.4%
1893 0.0042 +0.4%
1894 0.0042 +0.4%
1895 0.0042 +0.4%
1896 0.0043 +0.5%
1897 0.0043 +0.5%
1898 0.0043 +0.6%
1899 0.0043 +0.6%
1900 0.0044 +0.7%
1901 0.0044 +0.8%
1902 0.0044 +1.0%
1903 0.0045 +1.1%
1904 0.0045 +1.2%
1905 0.0046 +1.3%
1906 0.0047 +1.3%
1907 0.0047 +1.3%
1908 0.0048 +1.3%
1909 0.0049 +1.4%
1910 0.0049 +1.4%
1911 0.005 +1.5%
1912 0.0051 +1.7%
1913 0.0052 +1.8%
1914 0.0053 +1.8%
1915 0.0054 +1.8%
1916 0.0054 +1.8%
1917 0.0055 +1.7%
1918 0.0056 +1.6%
1919 0.0057 +1.3%
1920 0.0058 +1.0%
1921 0.0058 +0.7%
1922 0.0058 +0.4%
1923 0.0058 +0.1%
1924 0.0058 +0.1%
1925 0.0058 +0.1%
1926 0.0058 +0.0%
1927 0.0058 +0.0%
1928 0.0058 -0.0%
1929 0.0058 -0.0%
1930 0.0058 -0.0%
1931 0.0058 -0.0%
1932 0.0058 -0.1%
1933 0.0058 -0.1%
1934 0.0058 -0.1%
1935 0.0058 -0.1%
1936 0.0058 -0.0%
1937 0.0058 +0.0%
1938 0.0058 +0.2%
1939 0.0059 +0.7%
1940 0.0059 +1.2%
1941 0.0061 +3.1%
1942 0.0065 +5.8%
1943 0.007 +7.7%
1944 0.0076 +8.5%
1945 0.0082 +8.7%
1946 0.0089 +8.4%
1947 0.0096 +7.7%
1948 0.0102 +6.8%
1949 0.0108 +5.2%
1950 0.0111 +3.4%
1951 0.0112 +0.8%
1952 0.0113 +0.4%
1953 0.0113 +0.0%
1954 0.0112 -0.2%
1955 0.0112 -0.4%
1956 0.0111 -0.5%
1957 0.0111 -0.5%
1958 0.011 -0.4%
1959 0.011 -0.3%
1960 0.011 -0.0%
1961 0.0111 +0.5%
1962 0.0112 +1.3%
1963 0.0117 +4.3%
1964 0.0119 +2.0%
1965 0.0121 +1.2%
1966 0.0121 +0.2%
1967 0.0122 +0.5%
1968 0.012 -1.3%
1969 0.012 +0.3%
1970 0.0151 +25.0%
1971 0.0133 -11.4%
1972 0.0131 -2.1%
1973 0.0161 +23.7%
1974 0.0163 +0.7%
1975 0.0165 +1.6%
1976 0.0159 -3.8%
1977 0.0154 -3.3%
1978 0.0165 +7.2%
1979 0.0162 -1.4%
1980 0.0167 +3.2%
1981 0.018 +7.8%
1982 0.0179 -1.0%
1983 0.0195 +9.0%
1984 0.0245 +25.6%
1985 0.0258 +5.3%
1986 0.0253 -1.6%
1987 0.0251 -0.8%
1988 0.0276 +9.7%
1989 0.0243 -12.0%
1990 0.0274 +13.0%
1991 0.0284 +3.7%
1992 0.0304 +6.9%
1993 0.0319 +4.7%
1994 0.0465 +46.0%
1995 0.0491 +5.7%
1996 0.0493 +0.3%
1997 0.0465 -5.6%
1998 0.049 +5.4%
1999 0.0492 +0.3%
2000 0.0663 +34.7%
2001 0.0594 -10.4%
2002 0.0659 +10.9%
2003 0.0565 -14.3%
2004 0.0661 +17.0%
2005 0.0608 -8.0%
2006 0.0723 +19.0%
2007 0.0791 +9.3%
2008 0.0842 +6.5%
2009 0.0874 +3.8%
2010 0.09 +2.9%
2011 0.0857 -4.7%
2012 0.1062 +23.8%
2013 0.1037 -2.4%
2014 0.1256 +21.2%
2015 0.0909 -27.6%
2016 0.0934 +2.7%
2017 0.0923 -1.1%
2018 0.099 +7.2%
2019 0.1075 +8.7%
2020 0.1042 -3.1%
2021 0.1073 +3.0%
2022 0.1094 +1.9%
2023 0.1117 +2.1%
2024 0.1147 +2.7%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0.1147 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 44% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0.1147 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.199, 58% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Maldives 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
1994 +46.0% 0.0319 0.0465
2000 +34.7% 0.0492 0.0663
2015 -27.6% 0.1256 0.0909
1984 +25.6% 0.0195 0.0245

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0029 0.0028 0.003 10
1860s 0.0029 0.0029 0.003 10
1870s 0.0034 0.0029 0.004 10
1880s 0.0041 0.004 0.0041 10
1890s 0.0042 0.0041 0.0043 10
1900s 0.0046 0.0044 0.0049 10
1910s 0.0053 0.0049 0.0057 10
1920s 0.0058 0.0058 0.0058 10
1930s 0.0058 0.0058 0.0059 10
1940s 0.0081 0.0059 0.0108 10
1950s 0.0112 0.011 0.0113 10
1960s 0.0117 0.011 0.0122 10
1970s 0.0154 0.0131 0.0165 10
1980s 0.0225 0.0167 0.0276 10
1990s 0.0408 0.0274 0.0493 10
2000s 0.0698 0.0565 0.0874 10
2010s 0.0994 0.0857 0.1256 10
2020s 0.1095 0.1042 0.1147 5

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1257 compare
  2. 176 Burundi 0.1195 compare
  3. 177 Bahamas 0.1189 compare
  4. 179 British Virgin Islands 0.114 compare
  5. 180 Rwanda 0.1129 compare
  6. 181 Saint Lucia 0.1108 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Maldives?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Maldives was 0.1147 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 0.1256 in 2014.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 in 1850.
How does Maldives rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Maldives ranks 178th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives 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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