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Per capita nitrous oxide in Nauru

Nauru: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.0485 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0485
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
196th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0485
in 2024
All-time low
0.0105
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Nauru, 1850–2024

0.010.020.030.040.05185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Nauru stood at 0.0485. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Nauru peaked at 0.0485 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0105, in 1850.

That places Nauru 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Nauru, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0105 —
1851 0.0107 +1.8%
1852 0.0108 +1.7%
1853 0.011 +1.6%
1854 0.0112 +1.5%
1855 0.0113 +1.4%
1856 0.0115 +1.2%
1857 0.0116 +1.1%
1858 0.0117 +0.9%
1859 0.0118 +0.7%
1860 0.0118 +0.5%
1861 0.0119 +0.4%
1862 0.0119 +0.4%
1863 0.012 +0.3%
1864 0.012 +0.3%
1865 0.012 +0.3%
1866 0.0121 +0.3%
1867 0.0121 +0.3%
1868 0.0121 +0.3%
1869 0.0122 +0.3%
1870 0.0122 +0.4%
1871 0.0124 +1.7%
1872 0.0129 +3.4%
1873 0.0134 +4.6%
1874 0.0141 +5.2%
1875 0.0149 +5.5%
1876 0.0157 +5.2%
1877 0.0164 +4.8%
1878 0.0171 +4.0%
1879 0.0176 +3.1%
1880 0.018 +1.9%
1881 0.0182 +1.2%
1882 0.0184 +1.0%
1883 0.0186 +0.9%
1884 0.0187 +0.9%
1885 0.0188 +0.7%
1886 0.019 +0.7%
1887 0.0191 +0.7%
1888 0.0193 +0.8%
1889 0.0194 +0.8%
1890 0.0208 +7.3%
1891 0.0203 -2.4%
1892 0.0199 -2.0%
1893 0.0196 -1.7%
1894 0.0193 -1.4%
1895 0.0191 -1.1%
1896 0.019 -0.7%
1897 0.0189 -0.4%
1898 0.0189 -0.1%
1899 0.0189 +0.2%
1900 0.019 +0.5%
1901 0.0192 +1.1%
1902 0.0196 +1.9%
1903 0.0201 +2.5%
1904 0.0207 +3.0%
1905 0.0213 +3.2%
1906 0.022 +3.2%
1907 0.0227 +3.0%
1908 0.0233 +2.7%
1909 0.0238 +2.3%
1910 0.0242 +1.6%
1911 0.0244 +1.2%
1912 0.0247 +1.0%
1913 0.0249 +1.0%
1914 0.0252 +0.9%
1915 0.0254 +0.8%
1916 0.0256 +0.8%
1917 0.0258 +0.9%
1918 0.026 +0.8%
1919 0.026 +0.0%
1920 0.0258 -0.7%
1921 0.0255 -1.3%
1922 0.025 -1.9%
1923 0.0244 -2.6%
1924 0.0237 -2.6%
1925 0.0231 -2.6%
1926 0.0225 -2.6%
1927 0.0219 -2.8%
1928 0.0212 -2.9%
1929 0.0207 -2.3%
1930 0.0204 -1.7%
1931 0.0202 -0.9%
1932 0.0202 +0.1%
1933 0.0205 +1.1%
1934 0.0207 +1.3%
1935 0.021 +1.4%
1936 0.0213 +1.5%
1937 0.0216 +1.5%
1938 0.022 +1.5%
1939 0.0223 +1.3%
1940 0.0225 +1.0%
1941 0.0229 +1.9%
1942 0.0237 +3.4%
1943 0.0247 +4.4%
1944 0.026 +5.0%
1945 0.0273 +5.1%
1946 0.0286 +4.8%
1947 0.0298 +4.3%
1948 0.0309 +3.5%
1949 0.0316 +2.3%
1950 0.0312 -1.3%
1951 0.0309 -0.9%
1952 0.0307 -0.6%
1953 0.0307 -0.2%
1954 0.0306 -0.2%
1955 0.0304 -0.6%
1956 0.0301 -1.3%
1957 0.0297 -1.2%
1958 0.0294 -0.9%
1959 0.0291 -1.2%
1960 0.0288 -0.9%
1961 0.0317 +10.1%
1962 0.0313 -1.3%
1963 0.0309 -1.3%
1964 0.0304 -1.5%
1965 0.0299 -1.6%
1966 0.03 +0.3%
1967 0.0306 +1.9%
1968 0.0349 +14.0%
1969 0.0342 -1.9%
1970 0.0332 -2.9%
1971 0.0334 +0.4%
1972 0.0335 +0.3%
1973 0.0375 +12.0%
1974 0.0375 -0.0%
1975 0.0374 -0.3%
1976 0.0334 -10.7%
1977 0.0331 -0.7%
1978 0.0328 -1.2%
1979 0.0359 +9.5%
1980 0.0352 -1.8%
1981 0.0346 -1.9%
1982 0.0374 +8.1%
1983 0.0368 -1.5%
1984 0.0331 -10.0%
1985 0.0359 +8.4%
1986 0.0385 +7.3%
1987 0.0379 -1.5%
1988 0.0373 -1.6%
1989 0.0367 -1.8%
1990 0.036 -1.7%
1991 0.0354 -1.7%
1992 0.035 -1.1%
1993 0.035 -0.3%
1994 0.035 +0.0%
1995 0.035 +0.1%
1996 0.035 -0.0%
1997 0.035 -0.1%
1998 0.0349 -0.1%
1999 0.035 +0.1%
2000 0.0324 -7.3%
2001 0.0354 +9.2%
2002 0.0376 +6.2%
2003 0.0385 +2.3%
2004 0.0378 -1.6%
2005 0.0364 -3.7%
2006 0.035 -4.0%
2007 0.0398 +13.6%
2008 0.0403 +1.4%
2009 0.0418 +3.8%
2010 0.0441 +5.4%
2011 0.0441 +0.1%
2012 0.0447 +1.1%
2013 0.0449 +0.5%
2014 0.0451 +0.6%
2015 0.0453 +0.5%
2016 0.0455 +0.4%
2017 0.0457 +0.3%
2018 0.0458 +0.3%
2019 0.0461 +0.8%
2020 0.0467 +1.3%
2021 0.0471 +0.8%
2022 0.0475 +0.9%
2023 0.0481 +1.1%
2024 0.0485 +0.9%

Nauru compared with similar countries

  • Nauru's 0.0485 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 12% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Nauru's 0.0485 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323, 21% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0112 0.0105 0.0118 10
1860s 0.012 0.0118 0.0122 10
1870s 0.0147 0.0122 0.0176 10
1880s 0.0187 0.018 0.0194 10
1890s 0.0195 0.0189 0.0208 10
1900s 0.0212 0.019 0.0238 10
1910s 0.0252 0.0242 0.026 10
1920s 0.0234 0.0207 0.0258 10
1930s 0.021 0.0202 0.0223 10
1940s 0.0268 0.0225 0.0316 10
1950s 0.0303 0.0291 0.0312 10
1960s 0.0313 0.0288 0.0349 10
1970s 0.0348 0.0328 0.0375 10
1980s 0.0363 0.0331 0.0385 10
1990s 0.0351 0.0349 0.036 10
2000s 0.0375 0.0324 0.0418 10
2010s 0.0451 0.0441 0.0461 10
2020s 0.0476 0.0467 0.0485 5

Countries ranked near Nauru

  1. 193 North Korea 0.0729 compare
  2. 194 Hong Kong 0.0596 compare
  3. 195 Kiribati 0.0551 compare
  4. 197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0484 compare
  5. 198 Solomon Islands 0.0424 compare
  6. 199 Equatorial Guinea 0.0273 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Nauru?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Nauru was 0.0485 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 0.0485 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 in 1850.
How does Nauru rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Nauru ranks 196th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Nauru?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nauru 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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