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Per capita nitrous oxide in Nepal

Nepal: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2353 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.2353
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
132nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2889
in 1938
All-time low
0.1465
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Nepal, 1850–2024

00.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 0.2353 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Nepal peaked at 0.2889 in 1938 and was at its lowest, 0.1465, in 1850.

That places Nepal 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Nepal, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1465 —
1851 0.1491 +1.7%
1852 0.1515 +1.6%
1853 0.1538 +1.5%
1854 0.1559 +1.4%
1855 0.1578 +1.2%
1856 0.1594 +1.0%
1857 0.1607 +0.8%
1858 0.1616 +0.6%
1859 0.1621 +0.3%
1860 0.1623 +0.1%
1861 0.1621 -0.1%
1862 0.1618 -0.1%
1863 0.1616 -0.2%
1864 0.1612 -0.2%
1865 0.1609 -0.2%
1866 0.1606 -0.2%
1867 0.1602 -0.2%
1868 0.16 -0.2%
1869 0.1597 -0.2%
1870 0.1595 -0.1%
1871 0.1615 +1.2%
1872 0.1672 +3.6%
1873 0.1758 +5.1%
1874 0.1863 +6.0%
1875 0.1979 +6.2%
1876 0.2097 +5.9%
1877 0.2207 +5.3%
1878 0.2303 +4.3%
1879 0.2374 +3.1%
1880 0.2413 +1.7%
1881 0.2431 +0.7%
1882 0.2444 +0.5%
1883 0.2453 +0.4%
1884 0.246 +0.3%
1885 0.2465 +0.2%
1886 0.2469 +0.2%
1887 0.2473 +0.2%
1888 0.2477 +0.2%
1889 0.2485 +0.3%
1890 0.2577 +3.7%
1891 0.2579 +0.1%
1892 0.2584 +0.2%
1893 0.259 +0.2%
1894 0.2596 +0.3%
1895 0.2603 +0.3%
1896 0.2611 +0.3%
1897 0.2618 +0.3%
1898 0.2626 +0.3%
1899 0.2632 +0.2%
1900 0.2635 +0.1%
1901 0.2637 +0.1%
1902 0.2637 +0.0%
1903 0.2636 -0.0%
1904 0.2635 -0.0%
1905 0.2635 -0.0%
1906 0.2634 -0.0%
1907 0.2633 -0.1%
1908 0.2631 -0.1%
1909 0.2631 -0.0%
1910 0.2632 +0.1%
1911 0.2636 +0.2%
1912 0.2643 +0.3%
1913 0.2653 +0.4%
1914 0.2662 +0.4%
1915 0.2671 +0.3%
1916 0.268 +0.3%
1917 0.269 +0.3%
1918 0.2697 +0.3%
1919 0.2705 +0.3%
1920 0.2713 +0.3%
1921 0.2723 +0.4%
1922 0.2734 +0.4%
1923 0.2745 +0.4%
1924 0.2758 +0.4%
1925 0.277 +0.5%
1926 0.2783 +0.4%
1927 0.2795 +0.4%
1928 0.2806 +0.4%
1929 0.2815 +0.3%
1930 0.2823 +0.3%
1931 0.283 +0.3%
1932 0.2838 +0.3%
1933 0.2846 +0.3%
1934 0.2854 +0.3%
1935 0.2862 +0.3%
1936 0.2871 +0.3%
1937 0.288 +0.3%
1938 0.2889 +0.3%
1939 0.287 -0.6%
1940 0.2824 -1.6%
1941 0.2758 -2.3%
1942 0.2681 -2.8%
1943 0.2592 -3.3%
1944 0.2511 -3.1%
1945 0.2435 -3.0%
1946 0.2363 -3.0%
1947 0.2291 -3.0%
1948 0.2218 -3.2%
1949 0.216 -2.6%
1950 0.2113 -2.2%
1951 0.2088 -1.2%
1952 0.2069 -0.9%
1953 0.2054 -0.7%
1954 0.2041 -0.6%
1955 0.2031 -0.5%
1956 0.2021 -0.5%
1957 0.2011 -0.5%
1958 0.2001 -0.5%
1959 0.199 -0.6%
1960 0.1974 -0.8%
1961 0.2021 +2.4%
1962 0.201 -0.5%
1963 0.201 -0.0%
1964 0.1989 -1.1%
1965 0.1977 -0.6%
1966 0.1941 -1.8%
1967 0.1938 -0.2%
1968 0.1937 -0.0%
1969 0.1937 -0.0%
1970 0.1955 +0.9%
1971 0.1947 -0.4%
1972 0.1943 -0.2%
1973 0.1962 +0.9%
1974 0.196 -0.1%
1975 0.1968 +0.4%
1976 0.1973 +0.3%
1977 0.1981 +0.4%
1978 0.1981 +0.0%
1979 0.1956 -1.3%
1980 0.1999 +2.2%
1981 0.1978 -1.1%
1982 0.1937 -2.1%
1983 0.199 +2.7%
1984 0.1981 -0.5%
1985 0.1964 -0.8%
1986 0.193 -1.8%
1987 0.196 +1.6%
1988 0.1976 +0.8%
1989 0.198 +0.2%
1990 0.1971 -0.5%
1991 0.1932 -2.0%
1992 0.1907 -1.3%
1993 0.1852 -2.9%
1994 0.1933 +4.3%
1995 0.1948 +0.8%
1996 0.1922 -1.3%
1997 0.1909 -0.7%
1998 0.1924 +0.8%
1999 0.1869 -2.8%
2000 0.1839 -1.6%
2001 0.1828 -0.6%
2002 0.1744 -4.6%
2003 0.1743 -0.1%
2004 0.1753 +0.6%
2005 0.1754 +0.0%
2006 0.1754 +0.0%
2007 0.1779 +1.5%
2008 0.1822 +2.4%
2009 0.1903 +4.4%
2010 0.1979 +4.0%
2011 0.2054 +3.8%
2012 0.2036 -0.9%
2013 0.2168 +6.5%
2014 0.2215 +2.2%
2015 0.219 -1.1%
2016 0.2345 +7.1%
2017 0.2284 -2.6%
2018 0.2407 +5.4%
2019 0.2407 -0.0%
2020 0.2424 +0.7%
2021 0.2418 -0.2%
2022 0.2293 -5.1%
2023 0.235 +2.5%
2024 0.2353 +0.1%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 0.2353 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 0.2353 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.199, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1558 0.1465 0.1621 10
1860s 0.161 0.1597 0.1623 10
1870s 0.1946 0.1595 0.2374 10
1880s 0.2457 0.2413 0.2485 10
1890s 0.2602 0.2577 0.2632 10
1900s 0.2634 0.2631 0.2637 10
1910s 0.2667 0.2632 0.2705 10
1920s 0.2764 0.2713 0.2815 10
1930s 0.2856 0.2823 0.2889 10
1940s 0.2483 0.216 0.2824 10
1950s 0.2042 0.199 0.2113 10
1960s 0.1973 0.1937 0.2021 10
1970s 0.1963 0.1943 0.1981 10
1980s 0.197 0.193 0.1999 10
1990s 0.1917 0.1852 0.1971 10
2000s 0.1792 0.1743 0.1903 10
2010s 0.2209 0.1979 0.2407 10
2020s 0.2368 0.2293 0.2424 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 129 Armenia 0.2393 compare
  2. 130 United Arab Emirates 0.239 compare
  3. 131 Samoa 0.2377 compare
  4. 133 Tonga 0.2352 compare
  5. 134 Djibouti 0.2298 compare
  6. 135 Singapore 0.2293 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Nepal?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Nepal was 0.2353 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.2889 in 1938.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1465 in 1850.
How does Nepal rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Nepal ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal 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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