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Per capita nitrous oxide in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.1709 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1709
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
155th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3518
in 1982
All-time low
0.0224
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Papua New Guinea, 1850–2024

00.10.20.30.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Papua New Guinea stood at 0.1709.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.3518 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0224, in 1850.

Papua New Guinea ranks 155th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita nitrous oxide in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0224 —
1851 0.0228 +1.4%
1852 0.0231 +1.4%
1853 0.0234 +1.3%
1854 0.0237 +1.2%
1855 0.0239 +1.1%
1856 0.0242 +1.0%
1857 0.0244 +0.9%
1858 0.0245 +0.7%
1859 0.0247 +0.6%
1860 0.0248 +0.4%
1861 0.0248 +0.3%
1862 0.0249 +0.3%
1863 0.025 +0.2%
1864 0.025 +0.2%
1865 0.0251 +0.2%
1866 0.0251 +0.2%
1867 0.0252 +0.2%
1868 0.0252 +0.2%
1869 0.0253 +0.2%
1870 0.0254 +0.3%
1871 0.0256 +1.1%
1872 0.0263 +2.5%
1873 0.0272 +3.5%
1874 0.0283 +4.1%
1875 0.0295 +4.3%
1876 0.0308 +4.2%
1877 0.0319 +3.8%
1878 0.033 +3.2%
1879 0.0338 +2.4%
1880 0.0343 +1.5%
1881 0.0346 +0.8%
1882 0.0348 +0.7%
1883 0.035 +0.6%
1884 0.0352 +0.5%
1885 0.0354 +0.5%
1886 0.0355 +0.4%
1887 0.0357 +0.4%
1888 0.0359 +0.5%
1889 0.036 +0.5%
1890 0.0384 +6.7%
1891 0.0387 +0.7%
1892 0.0391 +1.0%
1893 0.0396 +1.2%
1894 0.0401 +1.3%
1895 0.0407 +1.5%
1896 0.0413 +1.6%
1897 0.042 +1.7%
1898 0.0428 +1.7%
1899 0.0435 +1.8%
1900 0.0443 +1.8%
1901 0.0452 +1.9%
1902 0.0461 +2.1%
1903 0.0471 +2.2%
1904 0.0483 +2.4%
1905 0.0495 +2.5%
1906 0.0508 +2.7%
1907 0.0522 +2.8%
1908 0.0537 +2.9%
1909 0.0559 +4.0%
1910 0.0587 +5.0%
1911 0.0625 +6.6%
1912 0.0678 +8.4%
1913 0.0746 +10.1%
1914 0.0823 +10.3%
1915 0.0908 +10.3%
1916 0.1001 +10.2%
1917 0.11 +9.9%
1918 0.1206 +9.7%
1919 0.1303 +8.0%
1920 0.1385 +6.3%
1921 0.145 +4.7%
1922 0.1501 +3.5%
1923 0.1534 +2.2%
1924 0.1566 +2.1%
1925 0.1596 +1.9%
1926 0.1624 +1.8%
1927 0.165 +1.6%
1928 0.1673 +1.4%
1929 0.1677 +0.3%
1930 0.1663 -0.9%
1931 0.1633 -1.8%
1932 0.159 -2.6%
1933 0.1536 -3.4%
1934 0.1483 -3.5%
1935 0.143 -3.6%
1936 0.1376 -3.7%
1937 0.1323 -3.9%
1938 0.1268 -4.1%
1939 0.1213 -4.3%
1940 0.1157 -4.6%
1941 0.1141 -1.4%
1942 0.1186 +4.0%
1943 0.127 +7.0%
1944 0.1371 +8.0%
1945 0.1473 +7.4%
1946 0.1562 +6.0%
1947 0.1626 +4.1%
1948 0.1658 +1.9%
1949 0.1659 +0.1%
1950 0.1624 -2.1%
1951 0.1596 -1.7%
1952 0.1571 -1.5%
1953 0.1547 -1.6%
1954 0.1524 -1.5%
1955 0.1502 -1.4%
1956 0.1481 -1.4%
1957 0.146 -1.4%
1958 0.1438 -1.5%
1959 0.1415 -1.6%
1960 0.1391 -1.7%
1961 0.1605 +15.4%
1962 0.1686 +5.0%
1963 0.1765 +4.7%
1964 0.1842 +4.4%
1965 0.1922 +4.3%
1966 0.1996 +3.9%
1967 0.2072 +3.8%
1968 0.2151 +3.8%
1969 0.2231 +3.7%
1970 0.2328 +4.3%
1971 0.2388 +2.6%
1972 0.2592 +8.5%
1973 0.2554 -1.5%
1974 0.2607 +2.1%
1975 0.2646 +1.5%
1976 0.2745 +3.7%
1977 0.2897 +5.5%
1978 0.2814 -2.9%
1979 0.2842 +1.0%
1980 0.2856 +0.5%
1981 0.293 +2.6%
1982 0.3518 +20.1%
1983 0.3214 -8.7%
1984 0.3176 -1.2%
1985 0.3032 -4.5%
1986 0.3457 +14.0%
1987 0.3477 +0.6%
1988 0.3196 -8.1%
1989 0.299 -6.4%
1990 0.3308 +10.6%
1991 0.3264 -1.3%
1992 0.332 +1.7%
1993 0.3215 -3.2%
1994 0.2991 -7.0%
1995 0.3076 +2.8%
1996 0.2944 -4.3%
1997 0.2933 -0.4%
1998 0.2827 -3.6%
1999 0.278 -1.7%
2000 0.2851 +2.6%
2001 0.2777 -2.6%
2002 0.281 +1.2%
2003 0.2754 -2.0%
2004 0.2966 +7.7%
2005 0.256 -13.7%
2006 0.2575 +0.6%
2007 0.2348 -8.8%
2008 0.2266 -3.5%
2009 0.2264 -0.1%
2010 0.217 -4.2%
2011 0.2045 -5.7%
2012 0.2031 -0.7%
2013 0.1996 -1.7%
2014 0.2044 +2.4%
2015 0.2182 +6.7%
2016 0.1873 -14.2%
2017 0.1886 +0.7%
2018 0.198 +5.0%
2019 0.1858 -6.1%
2020 0.1759 -5.3%
2021 0.1732 -1.6%
2022 0.1753 +1.2%
2023 0.1749 -0.2%
2024 0.1709 -2.3%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 0.1709 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 0.1709 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323, 74% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0237 0.0224 0.0247 10
1860s 0.025 0.0248 0.0253 10
1870s 0.0292 0.0254 0.0338 10
1880s 0.0352 0.0343 0.036 10
1890s 0.0406 0.0384 0.0435 10
1900s 0.0493 0.0443 0.0559 10
1910s 0.0898 0.0587 0.1303 10
1920s 0.1566 0.1385 0.1677 10
1930s 0.1452 0.1213 0.1663 10
1940s 0.141 0.1141 0.1659 10
1950s 0.1516 0.1415 0.1624 10
1960s 0.1866 0.1391 0.2231 10
1970s 0.2641 0.2328 0.2897 10
1980s 0.3185 0.2856 0.3518 10
1990s 0.3066 0.278 0.332 10
2000s 0.2617 0.2264 0.2966 10
2010s 0.2007 0.1858 0.2182 10
2020s 0.1741 0.1709 0.1759 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 152 Liechtenstein 0.1769 compare
  2. 153 Niue 0.1753 compare
  3. 154 Algeria 0.1733 compare
  4. 156 Sierra Leone 0.169 compare
  5. 157 Cape Verde 0.1678 compare
  6. 158 Barbados 0.1665 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Papua New Guinea?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Papua New Guinea was 0.1709 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.3518 in 1982.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0224 in 1850.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Papua New Guinea ranks 155th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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