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Per capita nitrous oxide in Nigeria

Nigeria: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1803 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1803
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
150th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.213
in 1950
All-time low
0.0483
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Nigeria, 1850–2024

0.050.10.150.2185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 0.1803 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Nigeria peaked at 0.213 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0483, in 1850.

Nigeria ranks 150th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Nigeria, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0483 —
1851 0.0488 +1.1%
1852 0.0493 +1.0%
1853 0.0498 +0.9%
1854 0.0502 +0.9%
1855 0.0506 +0.8%
1856 0.051 +0.7%
1857 0.0512 +0.5%
1858 0.0514 +0.4%
1859 0.0515 +0.2%
1860 0.0516 +0.1%
1861 0.0516 -0.0%
1862 0.0515 -0.1%
1863 0.0515 -0.1%
1864 0.0514 -0.1%
1865 0.0513 -0.1%
1866 0.0513 -0.1%
1867 0.0512 -0.1%
1868 0.0511 -0.1%
1869 0.0511 -0.1%
1870 0.051 -0.1%
1871 0.0514 +0.7%
1872 0.0524 +2.0%
1873 0.0539 +2.9%
1874 0.0557 +3.4%
1875 0.0578 +3.7%
1876 0.0598 +3.6%
1877 0.0618 +3.2%
1878 0.0634 +2.7%
1879 0.0646 +1.9%
1880 0.0652 +0.9%
1881 0.0654 +0.3%
1882 0.0655 +0.2%
1883 0.0655 +0.0%
1884 0.0655 -0.0%
1885 0.0654 -0.1%
1886 0.0653 -0.1%
1887 0.0652 -0.1%
1888 0.0652 -0.1%
1889 0.0651 -0.0%
1890 0.0673 +3.3%
1891 0.0676 +0.4%
1892 0.0679 +0.5%
1893 0.0682 +0.5%
1894 0.0686 +0.5%
1895 0.069 +0.6%
1896 0.0694 +0.6%
1897 0.0699 +0.6%
1898 0.0703 +0.6%
1899 0.0707 +0.6%
1900 0.0711 +0.5%
1901 0.0715 +0.5%
1902 0.0718 +0.5%
1903 0.0722 +0.5%
1904 0.0726 +0.5%
1905 0.073 +0.5%
1906 0.0734 +0.6%
1907 0.0738 +0.6%
1908 0.0742 +0.6%
1909 0.0746 +0.6%
1910 0.075 +0.5%
1911 0.0757 +0.8%
1912 0.0767 +1.4%
1913 0.0781 +1.8%
1914 0.0797 +2.1%
1915 0.0814 +2.2%
1916 0.0833 +2.3%
1917 0.0851 +2.2%
1918 0.087 +2.2%
1919 0.0886 +1.9%
1920 0.0899 +1.5%
1921 0.0911 +1.3%
1922 0.0924 +1.4%
1923 0.0936 +1.3%
1924 0.0948 +1.3%
1925 0.0959 +1.1%
1926 0.0967 +0.9%
1927 0.0973 +0.6%
1928 0.0975 +0.2%
1929 0.0973 -0.2%
1930 0.0965 -0.7%
1931 0.0954 -1.2%
1932 0.094 -1.5%
1933 0.0924 -1.7%
1934 0.0907 -1.8%
1935 0.089 -1.9%
1936 0.0874 -1.8%
1937 0.0859 -1.7%
1938 0.0847 -1.4%
1939 0.0837 -1.2%
1940 0.0831 -0.8%
1941 0.0869 +4.7%
1942 0.0981 +12.8%
1943 0.1142 +16.5%
1944 0.1334 +16.8%
1945 0.1537 +15.2%
1946 0.1734 +12.8%
1947 0.1907 +10.0%
1948 0.2042 +7.1%
1949 0.2123 +3.9%
1950 0.213 +0.3%
1951 0.209 -1.9%
1952 0.2022 -3.2%
1953 0.1935 -4.3%
1954 0.1837 -5.1%
1955 0.1735 -5.6%
1956 0.1635 -5.7%
1957 0.1545 -5.5%
1958 0.1471 -4.8%
1959 0.1417 -3.7%
1960 0.1388 -2.0%
1961 0.1522 +9.6%
1962 0.1536 +1.0%
1963 0.1553 +1.1%
1964 0.157 +1.1%
1965 0.1593 +1.5%
1966 0.1562 -2.0%
1967 0.159 +1.8%
1968 0.1612 +1.4%
1969 0.1674 +3.8%
1970 0.1713 +2.4%
1971 0.1704 -0.6%
1972 0.1679 -1.5%
1973 0.1772 +5.5%
1974 0.1737 -1.9%
1975 0.1731 -0.4%
1976 0.177 +2.3%
1977 0.1793 +1.3%
1978 0.1753 -2.2%
1979 0.18 +2.7%
1980 0.189 +5.0%
1981 0.1807 -4.4%
1982 0.1886 +4.4%
1983 0.1859 -1.4%
1984 0.1872 +0.7%
1985 0.1855 -0.9%
1986 0.1907 +2.8%
1987 0.1919 +0.6%
1988 0.1933 +0.7%
1989 0.2004 +3.7%
1990 0.2068 +3.2%
1991 0.2062 -0.3%
1992 0.2054 -0.4%
1993 0.204 -0.7%
1994 0.2028 -0.6%
1995 0.2 -1.4%
1996 0.2062 +3.1%
1997 0.2049 -0.6%
1998 0.2129 +3.9%
1999 0.2095 -1.6%
2000 0.2065 -1.4%
2001 0.2021 -2.2%
2002 0.1987 -1.7%
2003 0.2021 +1.7%
2004 0.1982 -2.0%
2005 0.2073 +4.6%
2006 0.2009 -3.1%
2007 0.1933 -3.8%
2008 0.1924 -0.5%
2009 0.1833 -4.8%
2010 0.192 +4.8%
2011 0.1926 +0.3%
2012 0.1941 +0.8%
2013 0.1948 +0.4%
2014 0.1923 -1.3%
2015 0.1874 -2.5%
2016 0.1952 +4.2%
2017 0.1959 +0.4%
2018 0.1929 -1.5%
2019 0.1918 -0.6%
2020 0.1965 +2.4%
2021 0.1915 -2.5%
2022 0.1829 -4.5%
2023 0.1835 +0.4%
2024 0.1803 -1.7%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 0.1803 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 0.1803 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0502 0.0483 0.0515 10
1860s 0.0513 0.0511 0.0516 10
1870s 0.0572 0.051 0.0646 10
1880s 0.0653 0.0651 0.0655 10
1890s 0.0689 0.0673 0.0707 10
1900s 0.0728 0.0711 0.0746 10
1910s 0.0811 0.075 0.0886 10
1920s 0.0946 0.0899 0.0975 10
1930s 0.09 0.0837 0.0965 10
1940s 0.145 0.0831 0.2123 10
1950s 0.1782 0.1417 0.213 10
1960s 0.156 0.1388 0.1674 10
1970s 0.1745 0.1679 0.18 10
1980s 0.1893 0.1807 0.2004 10
1990s 0.2059 0.2 0.2129 10
2000s 0.1985 0.1833 0.2073 10
2010s 0.1929 0.1874 0.1959 10
2020s 0.1869 0.1803 0.1965 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 147 Egypt 0.1957 compare
  2. 148 Bangladesh 0.1844 compare
  3. 149 Dominica 0.1827 compare
  4. 151 East Timor 0.1786 compare
  5. 152 Liechtenstein 0.1769 compare
  6. 153 Niue 0.1753 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Nigeria?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Nigeria was 0.1803 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 0.213 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0483 in 1850.
How does Nigeria rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Nigeria ranks 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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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