Per capita nitrous oxide in Qatar
Qatar: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
92nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.9
in 1949
All-time low
0.2778
in 2009
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide in Qatar, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide in Qatar stood at 0.3.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Qatar peaked at 2.9 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.2778, in 2009.
Qatar ranks 92nd of 201 countries on this measure, 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.07 | — |
| 1851 | 1.09 | +1.6% |
| 1852 | 1.1 | +1.5% |
| 1853 | 1.12 | +1.5% |
| 1854 | 1.13 | +1.4% |
| 1855 | 1.15 | +1.3% |
| 1856 | 1.16 | +1.2% |
| 1857 | 1.18 | +1.1% |
| 1858 | 1.19 | +1.0% |
| 1859 | 1.2 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 1.21 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 1.22 | +0.7% |
| 1862 | 1.22 | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 1.23 | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 1.24 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 1.25 | +0.6% |
| 1866 | 1.25 | +0.6% |
| 1867 | 1.26 | +0.6% |
| 1868 | 1.27 | +0.6% |
| 1869 | 1.28 | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 1.29 | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 1.32 | +1.9% |
| 1873 | 1.35 | +2.6% |
| 1874 | 1.39 | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 1.44 | +3.2% |
| 1876 | 1.48 | +3.2% |
| 1877 | 1.53 | +2.9% |
| 1878 | 1.56 | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 1.59 | +1.8% |
| 1880 | 1.61 | +1.0% |
| 1881 | 1.61 | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 1.62 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 1.62 | +0.3% |
| 1884 | 1.63 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 1.63 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 1.63 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 1.64 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 1.64 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 1.64 | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 1.65 | +0.4% |
| 1891 | 1.65 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 1.66 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 1.66 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 1.67 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 1.67 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 1.68 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 1.68 | +0.3% |
| 1898 | 1.69 | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 1.7 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.7 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 1.71 | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 1.72 | +0.7% |
| 1903 | 1.74 | +0.8% |
| 1904 | 1.75 | +0.8% |
| 1905 | 1.77 | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 1.78 | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 1.8 | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 1.81 | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 1.83 | +0.7% |
| 1910 | 1.84 | +0.6% |
| 1911 | 1.85 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 1.86 | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 1.86 | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 1.87 | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 1.88 | +0.4% |
| 1916 | 1.88 | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 1.89 | +0.4% |
| 1918 | 1.9 | +0.3% |
| 1919 | 1.9 | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 1.91 | +0.3% |
| 1921 | 1.91 | +0.3% |
| 1922 | 1.92 | +0.4% |
| 1923 | 1.93 | +0.5% |
| 1924 | 1.94 | +0.5% |
| 1925 | 1.95 | +0.5% |
| 1926 | 1.96 | +0.5% |
| 1927 | 1.97 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 1.98 | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 1.98 | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 1.99 | +0.3% |
| 1931 | 1.99 | +0.2% |
| 1932 | 1.99 | +0.1% |
| 1933 | 1.99 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 1.99 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 2 | +0.1% |
| 1936 | 2 | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 2 | +0.1% |
| 1938 | 2.01 | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 2.01 | +0.3% |
| 1940 | 2.02 | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 2.05 | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 2.12 | +3.4% |
| 1943 | 2.22 | +4.6% |
| 1944 | 2.34 | +5.3% |
| 1945 | 2.47 | +5.5% |
| 1946 | 2.6 | +5.3% |
| 1947 | 2.73 | +4.8% |
| 1948 | 2.84 | +4.1% |
| 1949 | 2.9 | +2.1% |
| 1950 | 2.89 | -0.1% |
| 1951 | 2.86 | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 2.83 | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.78 | -1.5% |
| 1954 | 2.74 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 2.69 | -1.7% |
| 1956 | 2.64 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 2.58 | -2.1% |
| 1958 | 2.52 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 2.43 | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 2.32 | -4.7% |
| 1961 | 2.17 | -6.3% |
| 1962 | 2 | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 1.84 | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 1.7 | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 1.58 | -7.5% |
| 1966 | 1.46 | -7.2% |
| 1967 | 1.35 | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.25 | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.15 | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.722 | -37.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7696 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8145 | +5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.8128 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6595 | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5972 | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5617 | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5135 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5182 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4686 | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3986 | -14.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3333 | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3177 | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2897 | -8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3339 | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3243 | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3311 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3374 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3343 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3563 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3417 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3425 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3483 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3585 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4158 | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4254 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3909 | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4327 | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4211 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4063 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3628 | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3285 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3614 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3462 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3517 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3481 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3256 | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3101 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2904 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2778 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2913 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.285 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2857 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3014 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3034 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2936 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.296 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2968 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2975 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3007 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3014 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3015 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3026 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3055 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 | -1.8% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 77% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.3 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2287, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -37.1% | 1.15 | 0.722 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.14 | 1.07 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.42 | 1.28 | 1.59 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.63 | 1.61 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.67 | 1.65 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.76 | 1.7 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.87 | 1.84 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2 | 1.99 | 2.01 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.43 | 2.02 | 2.9 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.7 | 2.43 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.68 | 1.15 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6438 | 0.4686 | 0.8145 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3356 | 0.2897 | 0.3986 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3883 | 0.3417 | 0.4327 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3303 | 0.2778 | 0.3628 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2952 | 0.285 | 0.3034 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3022 | 0.3 | 0.3055 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide in Qatar?
- Per capita nitrous oxide in Qatar was 0.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2778 in 2009.
- How does Qatar rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
- Qatar ranks 92nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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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