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Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania

Mauritania: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.6177 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.6177
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
34th
of 201 countries
All-time high
4.01
in 1950
All-time low
0.3877
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania, 1850–2024

01234185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania is 0.6177, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania peaked at 4.01 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.3877, in 1850.

That places Mauritania 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.3877 —
1851 0.3966 +2.3%
1852 0.4043 +1.9%
1853 0.4105 +1.5%
1854 0.4162 +1.4%
1855 0.4213 +1.2%
1856 0.4256 +1.0%
1857 0.4291 +0.8%
1858 0.4316 +0.6%
1859 0.4329 +0.3%
1860 0.4331 +0.0%
1861 0.4325 -0.1%
1862 0.4317 -0.2%
1863 0.4308 -0.2%
1864 0.4298 -0.2%
1865 0.4287 -0.2%
1866 0.4277 -0.2%
1867 0.4267 -0.2%
1868 0.4258 -0.2%
1869 0.425 -0.2%
1870 0.4243 -0.2%
1871 0.4297 +1.3%
1872 0.4456 +3.7%
1873 0.4694 +5.3%
1874 0.4985 +6.2%
1875 0.5306 +6.4%
1876 0.5632 +6.1%
1877 0.5939 +5.4%
1878 0.6203 +4.4%
1879 0.6399 +3.2%
1880 0.6505 +1.7%
1881 0.6551 +0.7%
1882 0.6582 +0.5%
1883 0.6602 +0.3%
1884 0.6614 +0.2%
1885 0.6621 +0.1%
1886 0.6626 +0.1%
1887 0.663 +0.1%
1888 0.6636 +0.1%
1889 0.6646 +0.1%
1890 0.6953 +4.6%
1891 0.6979 +0.4%
1892 0.7006 +0.4%
1893 0.7035 +0.4%
1894 0.7066 +0.4%
1895 0.7099 +0.5%
1896 0.7134 +0.5%
1897 0.7171 +0.5%
1898 0.721 +0.5%
1899 0.7247 +0.5%
1900 0.7283 +0.5%
1901 0.7314 +0.4%
1902 0.7338 +0.3%
1903 0.7358 +0.3%
1904 0.738 +0.3%
1905 0.7406 +0.4%
1906 0.7439 +0.4%
1907 0.748 +0.6%
1908 0.7533 +0.7%
1909 0.7604 +0.9%
1910 0.7695 +1.2%
1911 0.7857 +2.1%
1912 0.8125 +3.4%
1913 0.8479 +4.4%
1914 0.8895 +4.9%
1915 0.9354 +5.2%
1916 0.9838 +5.2%
1917 1.03 +5.0%
1918 1.08 +4.6%
1919 1.12 +3.9%
1920 1.16 +3.1%
1921 1.19 +2.9%
1922 1.23 +3.0%
1923 1.26 +2.9%
1924 1.3 +2.8%
1925 1.33 +2.5%
1926 1.36 +2.0%
1927 1.38 +1.5%
1928 1.39 +0.8%
1929 1.39 +0.0%
1930 1.38 -0.8%
1931 1.35 -1.7%
1932 1.32 -2.4%
1933 1.28 -2.9%
1934 1.24 -3.3%
1935 1.2 -3.5%
1936 1.16 -3.5%
1937 1.12 -3.4%
1938 1.08 -3.0%
1939 1.06 -2.5%
1940 1.04 -1.8%
1941 1.12 +8.4%
1942 1.38 +22.7%
1943 1.75 +27.0%
1944 2.19 +25.3%
1945 2.66 +21.3%
1946 3.11 +17.0%
1947 3.51 +12.8%
1948 3.81 +8.7%
1949 3.99 +4.6%
1950 4.01 +0.5%
1951 3.9 -2.7%
1952 3.73 -4.6%
1953 3.5 -6.1%
1954 3.24 -7.3%
1955 2.98 -8.2%
1956 2.72 -8.6%
1957 2.49 -8.5%
1958 2.29 -7.8%
1959 2.15 -6.1%
1960 2.08 -3.6%
1961 1.93 -7.1%
1962 1.92 -0.7%
1963 1.9 -0.6%
1964 1.89 -0.9%
1965 1.88 -0.3%
1966 1.86 -0.9%
1967 1.86 -0.0%
1968 1.86 -0.2%
1969 1.57 -15.4%
1970 1.53 -2.8%
1971 1.43 -6.2%
1972 1.26 -12.1%
1973 1.2 -4.8%
1974 0.9785 -18.5%
1975 0.9781 -0.0%
1976 0.9966 +1.9%
1977 1.02 +2.0%
1978 1 -1.5%
1979 0.9876 -1.4%
1980 0.9857 -0.2%
1981 1.02 +3.2%
1982 1.02 +0.2%
1983 0.8793 -13.8%
1984 0.8016 -8.8%
1985 0.8388 +4.6%
1986 0.8276 -1.3%
1987 0.8226 -0.6%
1988 0.8316 +1.1%
1989 0.8501 +2.2%
1990 0.8969 +5.5%
1991 0.9045 +0.8%
1992 0.8474 -6.3%
1993 0.8283 -2.3%
1994 0.7888 -4.8%
1995 0.7736 -1.9%
1996 0.8427 +8.9%
1997 0.8453 +0.3%
1998 0.881 +4.2%
1999 0.9308 +5.6%
2000 0.9522 +2.3%
2001 0.9368 -1.6%
2002 0.8852 -5.5%
2003 0.8734 -1.3%
2004 0.8524 -2.4%
2005 0.8425 -1.2%
2006 0.8674 +3.0%
2007 0.857 -1.2%
2008 0.7495 -12.5%
2009 0.7816 +4.3%
2010 0.8045 +2.9%
2011 0.7637 -5.1%
2012 0.7658 +0.3%
2013 0.7573 -1.1%
2014 0.7281 -3.9%
2015 0.7468 +2.6%
2016 0.7264 -2.7%
2017 0.7024 -3.3%
2018 0.6804 -3.1%
2019 0.6958 +2.3%
2020 0.6834 -1.8%
2021 0.6681 -2.2%
2022 0.6464 -3.2%
2023 0.6327 -2.1%
2024 0.6177 -2.4%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 0.6177 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 0.6177 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania 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
1943 +27.0% 1.38 1.75
1944 +25.3% 1.75 2.19

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.4156 0.3877 0.4329 10
1860s 0.4292 0.425 0.4331 10
1870s 0.5215 0.4243 0.6399 10
1880s 0.6601 0.6505 0.6646 10
1890s 0.709 0.6953 0.7247 10
1900s 0.7414 0.7283 0.7604 10
1910s 0.9259 0.7695 1.12 10
1920s 1.3 1.16 1.39 10
1930s 1.22 1.06 1.38 10
1940s 2.46 1.04 3.99 10
1950s 3.1 2.15 4.01 10
1960s 1.88 1.57 2.08 10
1970s 1.14 0.9781 1.53 10
1980s 0.8874 0.8016 1.02 10
1990s 0.8539 0.7736 0.9308 10
2000s 0.8598 0.7495 0.9522 10
2010s 0.7371 0.6804 0.8045 10
2020s 0.6497 0.6177 0.6834 5

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 31 Zambia 0.6678 compare
  2. 32 Guyana 0.6455 compare
  3. 33 Czechia 0.6233 compare
  4. 35 Slovakia 0.5941 compare
  5. 36 Bulgaria 0.5934 compare
  6. 37 Russia 0.5886 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Mauritania was 0.6177 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 4.01 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3877 in 1850.
How does Mauritania rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Mauritania ranks 34th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania 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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