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Per capita nitrous oxide in Peru

Peru: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.2783 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.2783
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
99th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.5076
in 1960
All-time low
0.0513
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Peru, 1850–2024

0.10.20.30.40.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Peru recorded 0.2783 for per capita nitrous oxide in 2024.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Peru peaked at 0.5076 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0513, in 1850.

That places Peru 99th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Peru, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0513 —
1851 0.0521 +1.6%
1852 0.0536 +3.0%
1853 0.0561 +4.6%
1854 0.0586 +4.5%
1855 0.0612 +4.4%
1856 0.0638 +4.3%
1857 0.0665 +4.2%
1858 0.0691 +4.0%
1859 0.0714 +3.2%
1860 0.073 +2.3%
1861 0.0741 +1.5%
1862 0.0747 +0.8%
1863 0.0747 +0.0%
1864 0.0748 +0.0%
1865 0.0748 +0.0%
1866 0.0748 +0.0%
1867 0.0748 +0.0%
1868 0.0748 +0.0%
1869 0.0747 -0.1%
1870 0.0745 -0.3%
1871 0.0748 +0.3%
1872 0.0757 +1.3%
1873 0.0772 +2.0%
1874 0.0791 +2.5%
1875 0.0812 +2.7%
1876 0.0833 +2.6%
1877 0.0852 +2.3%
1878 0.0868 +1.8%
1879 0.0877 +1.1%
1880 0.088 +0.3%
1881 0.0878 -0.2%
1882 0.0874 -0.4%
1883 0.087 -0.5%
1884 0.0866 -0.5%
1885 0.0861 -0.6%
1886 0.0856 -0.6%
1887 0.0851 -0.6%
1888 0.0846 -0.6%
1889 0.0842 -0.5%
1890 0.1029 +22.3%
1891 0.1031 +0.2%
1892 0.1043 +1.1%
1893 0.1063 +1.9%
1894 0.109 +2.5%
1895 0.1122 +3.0%
1896 0.1159 +3.3%
1897 0.12 +3.5%
1898 0.1243 +3.6%
1899 0.1287 +3.5%
1900 0.133 +3.4%
1901 0.1392 +4.6%
1902 0.1484 +6.6%
1903 0.1597 +7.6%
1904 0.1721 +7.8%
1905 0.1849 +7.4%
1906 0.1971 +6.6%
1907 0.2079 +5.5%
1908 0.2166 +4.2%
1909 0.2224 +2.7%
1910 0.2247 +1.0%
1911 0.2249 +0.1%
1912 0.2249 +0.0%
1913 0.2247 -0.1%
1914 0.2243 -0.2%
1915 0.2237 -0.3%
1916 0.2228 -0.4%
1917 0.2217 -0.5%
1918 0.2204 -0.6%
1919 0.2187 -0.8%
1920 0.2166 -1.0%
1921 0.2137 -1.3%
1922 0.21 -1.7%
1923 0.2056 -2.1%
1924 0.2009 -2.3%
1925 0.1961 -2.4%
1926 0.1914 -2.4%
1927 0.1869 -2.3%
1928 0.183 -2.1%
1929 0.1796 -1.9%
1930 0.1769 -1.5%
1931 0.1755 -0.8%
1932 0.1754 -0.0%
1933 0.1764 +0.6%
1934 0.1782 +1.0%
1935 0.1807 +1.4%
1936 0.1834 +1.5%
1937 0.1863 +1.6%
1938 0.1892 +1.5%
1939 0.1917 +1.3%
1940 0.1938 +1.1%
1941 0.2009 +3.7%
1942 0.2169 +8.0%
1943 0.2394 +10.3%
1944 0.2659 +11.1%
1945 0.2942 +10.7%
1946 0.3223 +9.6%
1947 0.3483 +8.0%
1948 0.3702 +6.3%
1949 0.3857 +4.2%
1950 0.3933 +2.0%
1951 0.3977 +1.1%
1952 0.4081 +2.6%
1953 0.4226 +3.6%
1954 0.4394 +4.0%
1955 0.4568 +4.0%
1956 0.4734 +3.6%
1957 0.4878 +3.1%
1958 0.499 +2.3%
1959 0.5059 +1.4%
1960 0.5076 +0.3%
1961 0.4983 -1.8%
1962 0.5057 +1.5%
1963 0.4887 -3.4%
1964 0.4665 -4.5%
1965 0.4553 -2.4%
1966 0.4357 -4.3%
1967 0.4285 -1.6%
1968 0.4221 -1.5%
1969 0.4369 +3.5%
1970 0.4271 -2.2%
1971 0.431 +0.9%
1972 0.4142 -3.9%
1973 0.3952 -4.6%
1974 0.4029 +1.9%
1975 0.3826 -5.0%
1976 0.3811 -0.4%
1977 0.3649 -4.2%
1978 0.3492 -4.3%
1979 0.3409 -2.4%
1980 0.3275 -3.9%
1981 0.3315 +1.2%
1982 0.3182 -4.0%
1983 0.297 -6.7%
1984 0.2937 -1.1%
1985 0.2771 -5.7%
1986 0.3044 +9.9%
1987 0.312 +2.5%
1988 0.3201 +2.6%
1989 0.2786 -13.0%
1990 0.2566 -7.9%
1991 0.2443 -4.8%
1992 0.2446 +0.1%
1993 0.2669 +9.1%
1994 0.2487 -6.8%
1995 0.2616 +5.2%
1996 0.2628 +0.4%
1997 0.2602 -1.0%
1998 0.2676 +2.8%
1999 0.2749 +2.8%
2000 0.3032 +10.3%
2001 0.2692 -11.2%
2002 0.2734 +1.6%
2003 0.2736 +0.1%
2004 0.2741 +0.2%
2005 0.272 -0.7%
2006 0.2745 +0.9%
2007 0.2857 +4.1%
2008 0.2808 -1.7%
2009 0.2955 +5.2%
2010 0.2903 -1.7%
2011 0.2935 +1.1%
2012 0.2919 -0.5%
2013 0.2917 -0.0%
2014 0.2864 -1.8%
2015 0.291 +1.6%
2016 0.2907 -0.1%
2017 0.2926 +0.6%
2018 0.2754 -5.9%
2019 0.2882 +4.7%
2020 0.2782 -3.5%
2021 0.2845 +2.3%
2022 0.2782 -2.2%
2023 0.282 +1.4%
2024 0.2783 -1.3%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.2783 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.2783 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.276, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0604 0.0513 0.0714 10
1860s 0.0745 0.073 0.0748 10
1870s 0.0806 0.0745 0.0877 10
1880s 0.0862 0.0842 0.088 10
1890s 0.1127 0.1029 0.1287 10
1900s 0.1781 0.133 0.2224 10
1910s 0.2231 0.2187 0.2249 10
1920s 0.1984 0.1796 0.2166 10
1930s 0.1814 0.1754 0.1917 10
1940s 0.2838 0.1938 0.3857 10
1950s 0.4484 0.3933 0.5059 10
1960s 0.4645 0.4221 0.5076 10
1970s 0.3889 0.3409 0.431 10
1980s 0.306 0.2771 0.3315 10
1990s 0.2588 0.2443 0.2749 10
2000s 0.2802 0.2692 0.3032 10
2010s 0.2892 0.2754 0.2935 10
2020s 0.2802 0.2782 0.2845 5

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 96 Togo 0.2861 compare
  2. 97 Pakistan 0.2843 compare
  3. 98 Thailand 0.2799 compare
  4. 100 Guatemala 0.2736 compare
  5. 101 Seychelles 0.2734 compare
  6. 102 Gabon 0.2729 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Peru?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Peru was 0.2783 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.5076 in 1960.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0513 in 1850.
How does Peru rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Peru ranks 99th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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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