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Per capita nitrous oxide in Niger

Niger: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.5203 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.5203
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
48th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.51
in 1949
All-time low
0.1709
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Niger, 1850–2024

00.511.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Niger recorded 0.5203 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Niger peaked at 1.51 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1709, in 1850.

That places Niger 48th 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 Niger, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1709 —
1851 0.1739 +1.7%
1852 0.1767 +1.6%
1853 0.1792 +1.4%
1854 0.1815 +1.3%
1855 0.1835 +1.1%
1856 0.1852 +0.9%
1857 0.1865 +0.7%
1858 0.1874 +0.5%
1859 0.1878 +0.2%
1860 0.1876 -0.1%
1861 0.187 -0.3%
1862 0.1864 -0.3%
1863 0.1856 -0.4%
1864 0.1849 -0.4%
1865 0.1841 -0.4%
1866 0.1833 -0.4%
1867 0.1825 -0.4%
1868 0.1818 -0.4%
1869 0.1811 -0.4%
1870 0.1805 -0.4%
1871 0.1824 +1.1%
1872 0.1886 +3.4%
1873 0.1981 +5.0%
1874 0.2099 +5.9%
1875 0.2227 +6.1%
1876 0.2358 +5.8%
1877 0.2479 +5.2%
1878 0.2583 +4.2%
1879 0.2659 +3.0%
1880 0.2699 +1.5%
1881 0.2714 +0.6%
1882 0.2724 +0.4%
1883 0.273 +0.2%
1884 0.2732 +0.1%
1885 0.2732 +0.0%
1886 0.2732 -0.0%
1887 0.2731 -0.0%
1888 0.2731 +0.0%
1889 0.2733 +0.1%
1890 0.2856 +4.5%
1891 0.2865 +0.3%
1892 0.2877 +0.4%
1893 0.2889 +0.4%
1894 0.2902 +0.5%
1895 0.2916 +0.5%
1896 0.2931 +0.5%
1897 0.2946 +0.5%
1898 0.2963 +0.6%
1899 0.2975 +0.4%
1900 0.2985 +0.3%
1901 0.2989 +0.1%
1902 0.2988 -0.0%
1903 0.2982 -0.2%
1904 0.2977 -0.2%
1905 0.2974 -0.1%
1906 0.2973 -0.0%
1907 0.2975 +0.1%
1908 0.2982 +0.2%
1909 0.2996 +0.5%
1910 0.3017 +0.7%
1911 0.3064 +1.6%
1912 0.3151 +2.8%
1913 0.3269 +3.8%
1914 0.341 +4.3%
1915 0.3565 +4.6%
1916 0.3728 +4.6%
1917 0.3892 +4.4%
1918 0.4057 +4.3%
1919 0.4206 +3.7%
1920 0.4332 +3.0%
1921 0.4453 +2.8%
1922 0.4587 +3.0%
1923 0.4722 +3.0%
1924 0.4856 +2.8%
1925 0.4979 +2.5%
1926 0.5084 +2.1%
1927 0.5163 +1.6%
1928 0.5209 +0.9%
1929 0.5215 +0.1%
1930 0.5177 -0.7%
1931 0.5095 -1.6%
1932 0.498 -2.2%
1933 0.4844 -2.7%
1934 0.4693 -3.1%
1935 0.4538 -3.3%
1936 0.4386 -3.3%
1937 0.4245 -3.2%
1938 0.4124 -2.9%
1939 0.4025 -2.4%
1940 0.3957 -1.7%
1941 0.4286 +8.3%
1942 0.5247 +22.4%
1943 0.6649 +26.7%
1944 0.8317 +25.1%
1945 1.01 +21.3%
1946 1.18 +17.0%
1947 1.33 +12.8%
1948 1.45 +8.8%
1949 1.51 +4.5%
1950 1.5 -0.9%
1951 1.44 -3.9%
1952 1.36 -5.6%
1953 1.26 -7.0%
1954 1.16 -8.1%
1955 1.06 -8.8%
1956 0.9637 -9.1%
1957 0.8777 -8.9%
1958 0.8068 -8.1%
1959 0.7549 -6.4%
1960 0.7257 -3.9%
1961 0.6959 -4.1%
1962 0.7102 +2.1%
1963 0.7048 -0.8%
1964 0.7433 +5.5%
1965 0.7574 +1.9%
1966 0.7684 +1.5%
1967 0.7784 +1.3%
1968 0.7845 +0.8%
1969 0.7684 -2.0%
1970 0.7669 -0.2%
1971 0.7738 +0.9%
1972 0.7667 -0.9%
1973 0.5599 -27.0%
1974 0.5606 +0.1%
1975 0.5839 +4.2%
1976 0.6177 +5.8%
1977 0.6598 +6.8%
1978 0.6599 +0.0%
1979 0.67 +1.5%
1980 0.6857 +2.3%
1981 0.6897 +0.6%
1982 0.702 +1.8%
1983 0.7091 +1.0%
1984 0.4875 -31.2%
1985 0.3987 -18.2%
1986 0.3918 -1.7%
1987 0.3955 +0.9%
1988 0.4043 +2.2%
1989 0.4075 +0.8%
1990 0.414 +1.6%
1991 0.4159 +0.5%
1992 0.4218 +1.4%
1993 0.4235 +0.4%
1994 0.4234 -0.0%
1995 0.4295 +1.4%
1996 0.4334 +0.9%
1997 0.4316 -0.4%
1998 0.4438 +2.8%
1999 0.4477 +0.9%
2000 0.4438 -0.9%
2001 0.4519 +1.8%
2002 0.453 +0.2%
2003 0.4549 +0.4%
2004 0.4543 -0.1%
2005 0.4613 +1.5%
2006 0.4631 +0.4%
2007 0.4676 +1.0%
2008 0.4738 +1.3%
2009 0.4728 -0.2%
2010 0.453 -4.2%
2011 0.4468 -1.4%
2012 0.4588 +2.7%
2013 0.4618 +0.6%
2014 0.4696 +1.7%
2015 0.4691 -0.1%
2016 0.477 +1.7%
2017 0.4809 +0.8%
2018 0.4887 +1.6%
2019 0.4919 +0.7%
2020 0.4991 +1.5%
2021 0.5039 +1.0%
2022 0.5127 +1.7%
2023 0.5163 +0.7%
2024 0.5203 +0.8%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 0.5203 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 0.5203 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Niger 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
1984 -31.2% 0.7091 0.4875
1973 -27.0% 0.7667 0.5599
1943 +26.7% 0.5247 0.6649
1944 +25.1% 0.6649 0.8317

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1813 0.1709 0.1878 10
1860s 0.1844 0.1811 0.1876 10
1870s 0.219 0.1805 0.2659 10
1880s 0.2726 0.2699 0.2733 10
1890s 0.2912 0.2856 0.2975 10
1900s 0.2982 0.2973 0.2996 10
1910s 0.3536 0.3017 0.4206 10
1920s 0.486 0.4332 0.5215 10
1930s 0.4611 0.4025 0.5177 10
1940s 0.9325 0.3957 1.51 10
1950s 1.12 0.7549 1.5 10
1960s 0.7437 0.6959 0.7845 10
1970s 0.6619 0.5599 0.7738 10
1980s 0.5272 0.3918 0.7091 10
1990s 0.4285 0.414 0.4477 10
2000s 0.4597 0.4438 0.4738 10
2010s 0.4697 0.4468 0.4919 10
2020s 0.5105 0.4991 0.5203 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 45 Romania 0.5357 compare
  2. 46 Ukraine 0.5353 compare
  3. 47 Guinea 0.5261 compare
  4. 49 Georgia 0.4976 compare
  5. 50 Nicaragua 0.4946 compare
  6. 51 Netherlands 0.4924 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Niger?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Niger was 0.5203 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 1.51 in 1949.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1709 in 1850.
How does Niger rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Niger ranks 48th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Niger 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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