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Per capita nitrous oxide in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.4946 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.4946
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6126
in 1977
All-time low
0.0982
in 1871
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Nicaragua, 1850–2024

00.20.40.6185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.4946 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6126 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0982, in 1871.

That places Nicaragua 50th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1003 —
1851 0.1005 +0.2%
1852 0.1009 +0.4%
1853 0.1014 +0.5%
1854 0.1018 +0.4%
1855 0.1022 +0.3%
1856 0.1024 +0.3%
1857 0.1026 +0.1%
1858 0.1026 +0.0%
1859 0.1025 -0.1%
1860 0.1022 -0.2%
1861 0.1019 -0.3%
1862 0.1015 -0.4%
1863 0.1012 -0.4%
1864 0.1008 -0.4%
1865 0.1004 -0.4%
1866 0.1 -0.4%
1867 0.0996 -0.4%
1868 0.0993 -0.4%
1869 0.0988 -0.5%
1870 0.0982 -0.6%
1871 0.0982 -0.0%
1872 0.0992 +1.0%
1873 0.1009 +1.7%
1874 0.1031 +2.2%
1875 0.1055 +2.4%
1876 0.1079 +2.3%
1877 0.1101 +2.0%
1878 0.1118 +1.5%
1879 0.1128 +0.9%
1880 0.1128 +0.1%
1881 0.1123 -0.5%
1882 0.1117 -0.6%
1883 0.111 -0.7%
1884 0.1102 -0.7%
1885 0.1093 -0.8%
1886 0.1084 -0.8%
1887 0.1076 -0.8%
1888 0.1067 -0.8%
1889 0.106 -0.7%
1890 0.1291 +21.9%
1891 0.1289 -0.2%
1892 0.1297 +0.6%
1893 0.1314 +1.3%
1894 0.1339 +1.9%
1895 0.1371 +2.4%
1896 0.1408 +2.7%
1897 0.1449 +2.9%
1898 0.1492 +3.0%
1899 0.1536 +3.0%
1900 0.158 +2.8%
1901 0.1645 +4.1%
1902 0.1745 +6.1%
1903 0.1868 +7.1%
1904 0.2005 +7.3%
1905 0.2143 +6.9%
1906 0.2274 +6.1%
1907 0.2387 +5.0%
1908 0.2475 +3.7%
1909 0.253 +2.2%
1910 0.2544 +0.6%
1911 0.2534 -0.4%
1912 0.2522 -0.5%
1913 0.2508 -0.6%
1914 0.2492 -0.6%
1915 0.2474 -0.7%
1916 0.2453 -0.8%
1917 0.2429 -1.0%
1918 0.2409 -0.8%
1919 0.2391 -0.8%
1920 0.2374 -0.7%
1921 0.2355 -0.8%
1922 0.233 -1.0%
1923 0.2303 -1.2%
1924 0.2272 -1.4%
1925 0.2239 -1.5%
1926 0.2206 -1.5%
1927 0.2175 -1.4%
1928 0.2149 -1.2%
1929 0.2123 -1.2%
1930 0.2101 -1.1%
1931 0.2086 -0.7%
1932 0.2082 -0.2%
1933 0.2084 +0.1%
1934 0.2096 +0.6%
1935 0.2114 +0.9%
1936 0.2137 +1.1%
1937 0.2161 +1.1%
1938 0.2183 +1.1%
1939 0.2199 +0.7%
1940 0.2207 +0.3%
1941 0.2268 +2.8%
1942 0.2425 +6.9%
1943 0.2647 +9.2%
1944 0.2909 +9.9%
1945 0.3185 +9.5%
1946 0.3451 +8.4%
1947 0.3688 +6.9%
1948 0.3877 +5.1%
1949 0.4001 +3.2%
1950 0.404 +1.0%
1951 0.4079 +1.0%
1952 0.4177 +2.4%
1953 0.4312 +3.2%
1954 0.4468 +3.6%
1955 0.4629 +3.6%
1956 0.478 +3.3%
1957 0.4908 +2.7%
1958 0.5003 +1.9%
1959 0.5056 +1.0%
1960 0.5058 +0.0%
1961 0.4992 -1.3%
1962 0.5054 +1.3%
1963 0.5302 +4.9%
1964 0.5366 +1.2%
1965 0.5552 +3.5%
1966 0.5587 +0.6%
1967 0.5756 +3.0%
1968 0.5912 +2.7%
1969 0.6064 +2.6%
1970 0.6113 +0.8%
1971 0.5644 -7.7%
1972 0.543 -3.8%
1973 0.5844 +7.6%
1974 0.5769 -1.3%
1975 0.5689 -1.4%
1976 0.5788 +1.7%
1977 0.6126 +5.8%
1978 0.5997 -2.1%
1979 0.5271 -12.1%
1980 0.482 -8.5%
1981 0.4828 +0.2%
1982 0.4873 +0.9%
1983 0.463 -5.0%
1984 0.4693 +1.4%
1985 0.4721 +0.6%
1986 0.4558 -3.5%
1987 0.4007 -12.1%
1988 0.4447 +11.0%
1989 0.4348 -2.2%
1990 0.4664 +7.3%
1991 0.3798 -18.6%
1992 0.3999 +5.3%
1993 0.424 +6.0%
1994 0.4011 -5.4%
1995 0.3713 -7.4%
1996 0.3515 -5.3%
1997 0.365 +3.8%
1998 0.358 -1.9%
1999 0.3949 +10.3%
2000 0.3991 +1.0%
2001 0.3894 -2.4%
2002 0.4169 +7.1%
2003 0.4495 +7.8%
2004 0.4142 -7.9%
2005 0.4458 +7.6%
2006 0.4351 -2.4%
2007 0.428 -1.6%
2008 0.4184 -2.3%
2009 0.4244 +1.4%
2010 0.4268 +0.6%
2011 0.4609 +8.0%
2012 0.4772 +3.6%
2013 0.4682 -1.9%
2014 0.4968 +6.1%
2015 0.5038 +1.4%
2016 0.5106 +1.4%
2017 0.5091 -0.3%
2018 0.4902 -3.7%
2019 0.4961 +1.2%
2020 0.5178 +4.4%
2021 0.5045 -2.6%
2022 0.4953 -1.8%
2023 0.4964 +0.2%
2024 0.4946 -0.4%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.4946 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.4946 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1017 0.1003 0.1026 10
1860s 0.1006 0.0988 0.1022 10
1870s 0.1048 0.0982 0.1128 10
1880s 0.1096 0.106 0.1128 10
1890s 0.1379 0.1289 0.1536 10
1900s 0.2065 0.158 0.253 10
1910s 0.2476 0.2391 0.2544 10
1920s 0.2253 0.2123 0.2374 10
1930s 0.2124 0.2082 0.2199 10
1940s 0.3066 0.2207 0.4001 10
1950s 0.4545 0.404 0.5056 10
1960s 0.5464 0.4992 0.6064 10
1970s 0.5767 0.5271 0.6126 10
1980s 0.4592 0.4007 0.4873 10
1990s 0.3912 0.3515 0.4664 10
2000s 0.4221 0.3894 0.4495 10
2010s 0.484 0.4268 0.5106 10
2020s 0.5017 0.4946 0.5178 5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 47 Guinea 0.5261 compare
  2. 48 Niger 0.5203 compare
  3. 49 Georgia 0.4976 compare
  4. 51 Netherlands 0.4924 compare
  5. 52 France 0.4896 compare
  6. 53 Eritrea 0.4667 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Nicaragua?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Nicaragua was 0.4946 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.6126 in 1977.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0982 in 1871.
How does Nicaragua rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Nicaragua ranks 50th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua 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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