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Per capita nitrous oxide in Pakistan

Pakistan: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2843 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.2843
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
97th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2843
in 2024
All-time low
0.1456
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Pakistan, 1850–2024

00.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 0.2843 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Pakistan peaked at 0.2843 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1456, in 1850.

That places Pakistan 97th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Pakistan, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1456 —
1851 0.1482 +1.8%
1852 0.1506 +1.7%
1853 0.153 +1.6%
1854 0.1552 +1.4%
1855 0.1571 +1.3%
1856 0.1588 +1.1%
1857 0.1602 +0.9%
1858 0.1612 +0.6%
1859 0.1619 +0.4%
1860 0.1621 +0.1%
1861 0.162 -0.0%
1862 0.1619 -0.1%
1863 0.1617 -0.1%
1864 0.1615 -0.1%
1865 0.1612 -0.1%
1866 0.161 -0.1%
1867 0.1608 -0.1%
1868 0.1606 -0.1%
1869 0.1604 -0.1%
1870 0.1602 -0.1%
1871 0.1622 +1.2%
1872 0.1679 +3.5%
1873 0.1764 +5.0%
1874 0.1868 +5.9%
1875 0.1982 +6.1%
1876 0.2098 +5.9%
1877 0.2207 +5.2%
1878 0.2301 +4.2%
1879 0.237 +3.0%
1880 0.2408 +1.6%
1881 0.2425 +0.7%
1882 0.2437 +0.5%
1883 0.2445 +0.3%
1884 0.2451 +0.2%
1885 0.2455 +0.2%
1886 0.2458 +0.1%
1887 0.2461 +0.1%
1888 0.2464 +0.1%
1889 0.247 +0.2%
1890 0.2554 +3.4%
1891 0.255 -0.2%
1892 0.2546 -0.2%
1893 0.2542 -0.1%
1894 0.2539 -0.1%
1895 0.2536 -0.1%
1896 0.2533 -0.1%
1897 0.2531 -0.1%
1898 0.2529 -0.1%
1899 0.2527 -0.1%
1900 0.2525 -0.1%
1901 0.2524 -0.0%
1902 0.2525 +0.0%
1903 0.2526 +0.0%
1904 0.2528 +0.1%
1905 0.2529 +0.1%
1906 0.2531 +0.1%
1907 0.2532 +0.0%
1908 0.2532 +0.0%
1909 0.2527 -0.2%
1910 0.2517 -0.4%
1911 0.2501 -0.6%
1912 0.2482 -0.8%
1913 0.2458 -1.0%
1914 0.2434 -1.0%
1915 0.2409 -1.0%
1916 0.2385 -1.0%
1917 0.2362 -1.0%
1918 0.2337 -1.1%
1919 0.231 -1.1%
1920 0.2282 -1.2%
1921 0.2252 -1.3%
1922 0.2222 -1.3%
1923 0.219 -1.4%
1924 0.216 -1.4%
1925 0.213 -1.4%
1926 0.21 -1.4%
1927 0.2071 -1.4%
1928 0.2041 -1.4%
1929 0.201 -1.5%
1930 0.1979 -1.6%
1931 0.1948 -1.6%
1932 0.1919 -1.5%
1933 0.1891 -1.4%
1934 0.1865 -1.4%
1935 0.1839 -1.4%
1936 0.1814 -1.4%
1937 0.179 -1.3%
1938 0.1766 -1.3%
1939 0.1742 -1.3%
1940 0.1718 -1.4%
1941 0.1699 -1.1%
1942 0.1689 -0.6%
1943 0.1685 -0.2%
1944 0.1685 -0.0%
1945 0.1687 +0.1%
1946 0.1689 +0.1%
1947 0.169 +0.0%
1948 0.1688 -0.1%
1949 0.1679 -0.5%
1950 0.1748 +4.1%
1951 0.1729 -1.1%
1952 0.171 -1.1%
1953 0.169 -1.1%
1954 0.1671 -1.2%
1955 0.165 -1.2%
1956 0.1629 -1.3%
1957 0.1607 -1.4%
1958 0.1583 -1.5%
1959 0.1559 -1.6%
1960 0.1533 -1.6%
1961 0.1674 +9.2%
1962 0.1685 +0.7%
1963 0.1736 +3.0%
1964 0.1775 +2.3%
1965 0.1783 +0.4%
1966 0.1862 +4.5%
1967 0.1944 +4.4%
1968 0.1994 +2.6%
1969 0.2055 +3.1%
1970 0.2003 -2.5%
1971 0.206 +2.8%
1972 0.2089 +1.4%
1973 0.207 -0.9%
1974 0.2088 +0.9%
1975 0.215 +2.9%
1976 0.2209 +2.8%
1977 0.2246 +1.7%
1978 0.2339 +4.1%
1979 0.2404 +2.8%
1980 0.232 -3.5%
1981 0.2266 -2.3%
1982 0.2289 +1.0%
1983 0.2232 -2.5%
1984 0.2207 -1.1%
1985 0.2287 +3.6%
1986 0.2434 +6.4%
1987 0.2358 -3.1%
1988 0.2347 -0.5%
1989 0.2399 +2.2%
1990 0.2353 -1.9%
1991 0.2323 -1.3%
1992 0.239 +2.9%
1993 0.2386 -0.2%
1994 0.2417 +1.3%
1995 0.2529 +4.7%
1996 0.2473 -2.2%
1997 0.2479 +0.2%
1998 0.2437 -1.7%
1999 0.246 +0.9%
2000 0.2438 -0.9%
2001 0.2395 -1.8%
2002 0.2404 +0.4%
2003 0.2414 +0.4%
2004 0.2442 +1.2%
2005 0.2506 +2.6%
2006 0.2549 +1.7%
2007 0.2511 -1.5%
2008 0.2521 +0.4%
2009 0.2664 +5.7%
2010 0.2567 -3.6%
2011 0.2561 -0.2%
2012 0.2447 -4.4%
2013 0.2559 +4.6%
2014 0.2542 -0.6%
2015 0.2561 +0.8%
2016 0.2613 +2.0%
2017 0.2727 +4.4%
2018 0.2733 +0.2%
2019 0.2715 -0.7%
2020 0.2748 +1.2%
2021 0.2817 +2.5%
2022 0.2795 -0.8%
2023 0.2798 +0.1%
2024 0.2843 +1.6%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 0.2843 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 0.2843 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1552 0.1456 0.1619 10
1860s 0.1613 0.1604 0.1621 10
1870s 0.1949 0.1602 0.237 10
1880s 0.2447 0.2408 0.247 10
1890s 0.2539 0.2527 0.2554 10
1900s 0.2528 0.2524 0.2532 10
1910s 0.2419 0.231 0.2517 10
1920s 0.2146 0.201 0.2282 10
1930s 0.1855 0.1742 0.1979 10
1940s 0.1691 0.1679 0.1718 10
1950s 0.1658 0.1559 0.1748 10
1960s 0.1804 0.1533 0.2055 10
1970s 0.2166 0.2003 0.2404 10
1980s 0.2314 0.2207 0.2434 10
1990s 0.2425 0.2323 0.2529 10
2000s 0.2484 0.2395 0.2664 10
2010s 0.2603 0.2447 0.2733 10
2020s 0.28 0.2748 0.2843 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 94 Azerbaijan 0.288 compare
  2. 95 Panama 0.2862 compare
  3. 96 Togo 0.2861 compare
  4. 98 Thailand 0.2799 compare
  5. 99 Peru 0.2783 compare
  6. 100 Guatemala 0.2736 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Pakistan?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Pakistan was 0.2843 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.2843 in 2024.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1456 in 1850.
How does Pakistan rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Pakistan ranks 97th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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