Per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay
Paraguay: Per capita nitrous oxide was 1.24 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.24
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
14th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.56
in 2017
All-time low
0.1239
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay is 1.24, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay peaked at 1.56 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1239, in 1850.
That places Paraguay 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1239 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1246 | +0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.1257 | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1274 | +1.3% |
| 1854 | 0.1289 | +1.2% |
| 1855 | 0.1302 | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 0.1313 | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.1321 | +0.6% |
| 1858 | 0.1326 | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.1328 | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1327 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.1323 | -0.3% |
| 1862 | 0.1319 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1314 | -0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.131 | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.1305 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.13 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.1295 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.129 | -0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1297 | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.1315 | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 0.1363 | +3.7% |
| 1872 | 0.1458 | +6.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1596 | +9.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1762 | +10.4% |
| 1875 | 0.195 | +10.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2152 | +10.4% |
| 1877 | 0.236 | +9.7% |
| 1878 | 0.2565 | +8.7% |
| 1879 | 0.2689 | +4.8% |
| 1880 | 0.2705 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 0.2625 | -3.0% |
| 1882 | 0.2478 | -5.6% |
| 1883 | 0.2284 | -7.8% |
| 1884 | 0.2103 | -7.9% |
| 1885 | 0.1935 | -8.0% |
| 1886 | 0.178 | -8.0% |
| 1887 | 0.1637 | -8.0% |
| 1888 | 0.1506 | -8.0% |
| 1889 | 0.1427 | -5.2% |
| 1890 | 0.1994 | +39.7% |
| 1891 | 0.1998 | +0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.2079 | +4.1% |
| 1893 | 0.2246 | +8.0% |
| 1894 | 0.2447 | +9.0% |
| 1895 | 0.2684 | +9.7% |
| 1896 | 0.2956 | +10.1% |
| 1897 | 0.3262 | +10.4% |
| 1898 | 0.3602 | +10.4% |
| 1899 | 0.3929 | +9.1% |
| 1900 | 0.4226 | +7.6% |
| 1901 | 0.4567 | +8.1% |
| 1902 | 0.5002 | +9.5% |
| 1903 | 0.5471 | +9.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5984 | +9.4% |
| 1905 | 0.6499 | +8.6% |
| 1906 | 0.6978 | +7.4% |
| 1907 | 0.7385 | +5.8% |
| 1908 | 0.7689 | +4.1% |
| 1909 | 0.7862 | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.7877 | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.7803 | -0.9% |
| 1912 | 0.7721 | -1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.7632 | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 0.7536 | -1.3% |
| 1915 | 0.7432 | -1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.732 | -1.5% |
| 1917 | 0.7201 | -1.6% |
| 1918 | 0.7077 | -1.7% |
| 1919 | 0.6944 | -1.9% |
| 1920 | 0.6804 | -2.0% |
| 1921 | 0.6644 | -2.4% |
| 1922 | 0.6457 | -2.8% |
| 1923 | 0.6252 | -3.2% |
| 1924 | 0.6039 | -3.4% |
| 1925 | 0.5825 | -3.5% |
| 1926 | 0.5617 | -3.6% |
| 1927 | 0.5422 | -3.5% |
| 1928 | 0.5246 | -3.2% |
| 1929 | 0.5094 | -2.9% |
| 1930 | 0.4971 | -2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.4892 | -1.6% |
| 1932 | 0.486 | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 0.4866 | +0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.4899 | +0.7% |
| 1935 | 0.495 | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.5013 | +1.3% |
| 1937 | 0.5078 | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.5139 | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 0.5185 | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.521 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 0.5394 | +3.5% |
| 1942 | 0.5856 | +8.6% |
| 1943 | 0.6507 | +11.1% |
| 1944 | 0.7269 | +11.7% |
| 1945 | 0.8069 | +11.0% |
| 1946 | 0.8843 | +9.6% |
| 1947 | 0.953 | +7.8% |
| 1948 | 1.01 | +5.8% |
| 1949 | 1.05 | +3.7% |
| 1950 | 1.06 | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 1.08 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 1.12 | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 1.16 | +4.2% |
| 1954 | 1.22 | +4.6% |
| 1955 | 1.27 | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 1.33 | +4.3% |
| 1957 | 1.37 | +3.7% |
| 1958 | 1.41 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 1.44 | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 1.45 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.49 | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 1.41 | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 1.34 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 1.35 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.34 | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.31 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 1.27 | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 1.24 | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.2 | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.32 | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 1.12 | -15.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2 | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 1.14 | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.17 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.23 | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.37 | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.26 | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 1.32 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 1.3 | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.3 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.28 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.31 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.31 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.21 | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.22 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.26 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.35 | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 1.33 | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.31 | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.31 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.21 | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.34 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1.25 | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.2 | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.19 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.22 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.24 | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.32 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 1.17 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 1.24 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.22 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.39 | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 1.24 | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.36 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.41 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.39 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.49 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.45 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.45 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.56 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 1.41 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.44 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.55 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.46 | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3 | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.24 | -3.4% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 1.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 4.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 1.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 4.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | +39.7% | 0.1427 | 0.1994 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1289 | 0.1239 | 0.1328 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1308 | 0.129 | 0.1327 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1921 | 0.1315 | 0.2689 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2048 | 0.1427 | 0.2705 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.272 | 0.1994 | 0.3929 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6166 | 0.4226 | 0.7862 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.7454 | 0.6944 | 0.7877 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.594 | 0.5094 | 0.6804 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4985 | 0.486 | 0.5185 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7721 | 0.521 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.25 | 1.06 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 | 1.2 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 | 1.21 | 1.35 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.09 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 | 1.36 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 1.24 | 1.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More reference data data for Paraguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in Paraguay was 1.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 in 2017.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1239 in 1850.
- How does Paraguay rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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