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Per capita nitrous oxide in Romania

Romania: Per capita nitrous oxide was 0.5357 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.5357
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
45th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.9411
in 1979
All-time low
0.0555
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita nitrous oxide in Romania, 1850–2024

00.20.40.60.81185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide in Romania is 0.5357, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide in Romania peaked at 0.9411 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0555, in 1850.

That places Romania 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Per capita nitrous oxide in Romania, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0555 —
1851 0.056 +0.9%
1852 0.0565 +0.9%
1853 0.0569 +0.8%
1854 0.0574 +0.7%
1855 0.0577 +0.6%
1856 0.058 +0.5%
1857 0.0582 +0.4%
1858 0.0584 +0.2%
1859 0.0584 +0.1%
1860 0.0583 -0.1%
1861 0.0582 -0.2%
1862 0.0581 -0.2%
1863 0.0579 -0.3%
1864 0.0577 -0.3%
1865 0.0576 -0.3%
1866 0.0574 -0.3%
1867 0.0572 -0.3%
1868 0.0571 -0.3%
1869 0.0569 -0.2%
1870 0.0568 -0.2%
1871 0.0572 +0.7%
1872 0.0584 +2.1%
1873 0.0603 +3.2%
1874 0.0625 +3.8%
1875 0.065 +4.0%
1876 0.0675 +3.9%
1877 0.0699 +3.5%
1878 0.0719 +2.9%
1879 0.0734 +2.1%
1880 0.0741 +1.1%
1881 0.0745 +0.4%
1882 0.0747 +0.3%
1883 0.0748 +0.2%
1884 0.0749 +0.1%
1885 0.0749 +0.1%
1886 0.075 +0.0%
1887 0.075 +0.0%
1888 0.075 +0.0%
1889 0.0751 +0.1%
1890 0.0798 +6.3%
1891 0.0765 -4.1%
1892 0.0734 -4.1%
1893 0.0705 -4.0%
1894 0.0678 -3.8%
1895 0.0654 -3.5%
1896 0.0634 -3.1%
1897 0.0618 -2.6%
1898 0.0605 -2.0%
1899 0.0597 -1.3%
1900 0.0594 -0.6%
1901 0.0593 -0.1%
1902 0.0593 +0.1%
1903 0.0594 +0.2%
1904 0.0596 +0.3%
1905 0.0599 +0.4%
1906 0.0602 +0.5%
1907 0.0606 +0.6%
1908 0.061 +0.7%
1909 0.0615 +0.8%
1910 0.0621 +0.9%
1911 0.0635 +2.3%
1912 0.0664 +4.5%
1913 0.0705 +6.2%
1914 0.0756 +7.2%
1915 0.0814 +7.7%
1916 0.0878 +7.9%
1917 0.0946 +7.7%
1918 0.1016 +7.4%
1919 0.1083 +6.6%
1920 0.1145 +5.8%
1921 0.1216 +6.2%
1922 0.1303 +7.2%
1923 0.14 +7.4%
1924 0.15 +7.2%
1925 0.1598 +6.5%
1926 0.1687 +5.6%
1927 0.176 +4.4%
1928 0.1813 +3.0%
1929 0.184 +1.5%
1930 0.1836 -0.2%
1931 0.1801 -1.9%
1932 0.1742 -3.3%
1933 0.1666 -4.4%
1934 0.158 -5.1%
1935 0.1492 -5.6%
1936 0.1409 -5.6%
1937 0.1336 -5.2%
1938 0.128 -4.2%
1939 0.125 -2.4%
1940 0.125 +0.0%
1941 0.132 +5.6%
1942 0.1481 +12.2%
1943 0.1712 +15.6%
1944 0.1991 +16.3%
1945 0.2295 +15.3%
1946 0.2606 +13.5%
1947 0.2902 +11.4%
1948 0.3165 +9.0%
1949 0.3366 +6.4%
1950 0.3485 +3.6%
1951 0.355 +1.8%
1952 0.3641 +2.6%
1953 0.3754 +3.1%
1954 0.3885 +3.5%
1955 0.4029 +3.7%
1956 0.4179 +3.7%
1957 0.434 +3.9%
1958 0.4513 +4.0%
1959 0.4689 +3.9%
1960 0.4866 +3.8%
1961 0.6081 +25.0%
1962 0.5599 -7.9%
1963 0.585 +4.5%
1964 0.6165 +5.4%
1965 0.6703 +8.7%
1966 0.7194 +7.3%
1967 0.774 +7.6%
1968 0.7998 +3.3%
1969 0.8095 +1.2%
1970 0.7371 -8.9%
1971 0.7786 +5.6%
1972 0.7963 +2.3%
1973 0.8267 +3.8%
1974 0.8529 +3.2%
1975 0.9143 +7.2%
1976 0.8814 -3.6%
1977 0.8818 +0.0%
1978 0.939 +6.5%
1979 0.9411 +0.2%
1980 0.8915 -5.3%
1981 0.9393 +5.4%
1982 0.9221 -1.8%
1983 0.8981 -2.6%
1984 0.9246 +2.9%
1985 0.921 -0.4%
1986 0.8412 -8.7%
1987 0.8319 -1.1%
1988 0.8244 -0.9%
1989 0.8399 +1.9%
1990 0.7578 -9.8%
1991 0.5475 -27.8%
1992 0.5555 +1.5%
1993 0.5475 -1.4%
1994 0.489 -10.7%
1995 0.4961 +1.5%
1996 0.5043 +1.7%
1997 0.4902 -2.8%
1998 0.4506 -8.1%
1999 0.4186 -7.1%
2000 0.4482 +7.1%
2001 0.4389 -2.1%
2002 0.3999 -8.9%
2003 0.4286 +7.2%
2004 0.4774 +11.4%
2005 0.485 +1.6%
2006 0.4467 -7.9%
2007 0.4552 +1.9%
2008 0.4776 +4.9%
2009 0.4377 -8.4%
2010 0.4964 +13.4%
2011 0.4987 +0.4%
2012 0.4667 -6.4%
2013 0.4933 +5.7%
2014 0.4937 +0.1%
2015 0.4759 -3.6%
2016 0.5019 +5.5%
2017 0.525 +4.6%
2018 0.5528 +5.3%
2019 0.5551 +0.4%
2020 0.5327 -4.0%
2021 0.5772 +8.4%
2022 0.532 -7.8%
2023 0.5381 +1.1%
2024 0.5357 -0.4%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 0.5357 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904, 1.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 0.5357 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.491, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita nitrous oxide in Romania 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.

YearChange FromTo
1991 -27.8% 0.7578 0.5475

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0573 0.0555 0.0584 10
1860s 0.0576 0.0569 0.0583 10
1870s 0.0643 0.0568 0.0734 10
1880s 0.0748 0.0741 0.0751 10
1890s 0.0679 0.0597 0.0798 10
1900s 0.06 0.0593 0.0615 10
1910s 0.0812 0.0621 0.1083 10
1920s 0.1526 0.1145 0.184 10
1930s 0.1539 0.125 0.1836 10
1940s 0.2209 0.125 0.3366 10
1950s 0.4007 0.3485 0.4689 10
1960s 0.6629 0.4866 0.8095 10
1970s 0.8549 0.7371 0.9411 10
1980s 0.8834 0.8244 0.9393 10
1990s 0.5257 0.4186 0.7578 10
2000s 0.4495 0.3999 0.485 10
2010s 0.5059 0.4667 0.5551 10
2020s 0.5431 0.532 0.5772 5

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 42 Mali 0.5626 compare
  2. 43 Hungary 0.5609 compare
  3. 44 Croatia 0.5482 compare
  4. 46 Ukraine 0.5353 compare
  5. 47 Guinea 0.5261 compare
  6. 48 Niger 0.5203 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita nitrous oxide in Romania?
Per capita nitrous oxide in Romania was 0.5357 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 0.9411 in 1979.
What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0555 in 1850.
How does Romania rank for per capita nitrous oxide?
Romania ranks 45th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita nitrous oxide rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania 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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